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• Art on View: The Rustle of Leaves and the Murmur of Moonbeams July 1, 2025

  “The Rustle of Leaves and the Murmur of Moonbeams,” oil paintings by Ellen Anderson, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in July… Read more

• Call for Artists: Arboretum's Steinhauer Trust Gallery, 2026 Exhibits June 30, 2025

  The Arboretum is now accepting artists’ proposals for 2026 exhibits in the Visitor Center’s Steinhauer Trust Gallery. The submission deadline is Monday, August 11, 2025. Read more

• BCycle Station Expands Options for Arboretum Visitors June 17, 2025

  Just in time for summer exploring, a BCycle station has been installed near the Visitor Center and is open for use. This new addition expands… Read more

• Art on View: Pollinator Effect May 1, 2025

  “Pollinator Effect,” watercolors by Helen Klebesadel, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in May and June. The exhibit “Pollinator Effect” is a… Read more

• A Big Year for Volunteers and the Arboretum April 3, 2025

  What can a small group of committed individuals accomplish? A lot! What can a large group accomplish? Even more! When the group is 970 people… Read more

• Explore Citizen Science at the Arboretum April 3, 2025

  Nature is giving hints of warmer days ahead, and the first signs of spring are emerging all around us. On Saturday, April 5, from 1… Read more

• Art on View: Greetings from the Landscape of Wisconsin February 27, 2025

  “Greetings from the Landscape of Wisconsin,” watercolor paintings by Kent Parks, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in March and… Read more

• Arboretum Volunteers: Welcoming Faces in Visitor Center Spaces January 7, 2025

  Walk into the Visitor Center and the first person to greet you will be, on most days, a volunteer. A team of twenty-seven volunteers staff… Read more

• Chad MacWilliams, All-Star Team Player, Retires January 7, 2025

  Chad MacWilliams’ official title is custodian, yet everyone on the staff knows that role only scratches the surface of all that he has done and… Read more

• Art on View: Finding the Wild in Madison, Wisconsin January 7, 2025

  “Finding the Wild in Madison, Wisconsin,” watercolor paintings by Abigail Degner, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in January and February. The… Read more

• Art on View: Among the Trees November 4, 2024

  “Among the Trees,” a group exhibit of works by the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in November… Read more

• Arboretum BCycle Campaign September 9, 2024

  Riding a bike is an enjoyable, sustainable, healthy, and practical way to enjoy the Arboretum. To expand transportation options for people to come explore, we… Read more

• Art on View: The Dance of Life September 3, 2024

  “The Dance of Life,” watercolor paintings by Gail Juszczak, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in September and October. In original watercolor… Read more

• Art on View: Illustrating Wisconsin's Wild Lakes June 30, 2024

  “Illustrating Wisconsin’s Wild Lakes,” original illustrations by Rebecca Jabs for John Bates’s book Wisconsin’s Wild Lakes, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery… Read more

• Art on View: Driftless Prairie Visions May 1, 2024

  “Driftless Prairie Visions,” a multimedia exhibit by the five-artist group Prairie Imaginarium, will be on view in the Arboretum Visitor Center in May and June. Read more

• Appreciating the 2023 Volunteers April 1, 2024

  The Arboretum is a gift from past generations to the present, and in the present we pass on this gift by stewarding the land for… Read more

• Art on View: Patterns and Seasonality of Wisconsin February 29, 2024

  “Patterns and Seasonality of Wisconsin,” encaustic mixed-media paintings by Karen Faller, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in March and April. Faller’s… Read more

• Arboretum Hosts "Madison Reads Leopold: Voices of a Land Ethic" to Celebrate Aldo Leopold Weekend, March 2–3 February 13, 2024

  In honor of Aldo Leopold Weekend, the UW–Madison Arboretum will host a community reading of A Sand County Almanac and writings by other environmental thinkers… Read more

• Art on View: Avian Archive January 2, 2024

  “Avian Archive,” photographic prints of birds by Andy Kraushaar, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in January and February. The exhibit features… Read more

• Art on View: A Brush with Nature October 30, 2023

  “A Brush with Nature,” artwork by artist members of Wisconsin Visual Artists, will be on view in the Steinhauer Trust Gallery in November and December. Read more