New pond will protect Arboretum, Lake Wingra from stormwater influx
There's nothing secret about the Secret Pond restoration project at Nakoma Road and Manitou Way. Any time trees fall and bulldozers roll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, people take...
View ArticleArboretum Local Products Expo encourages shopping green and local
Holiday shopping takes on a local, sustainable twist at the Close to Home: Arboretum Local Products Expo Sunday at the UW Arboretum.
View ArticleArboretum director to return to teaching
Kevin McSweeney, a University of Wisconsin-Madison soil scientist who has directed the university's internationally famous Arboretum since 2004, announced this week that he is relinquishing that...
View ArticleMadison Reads Leopold set for Saturday at UW Arboretum
The UW-Madison Arboretum — where Aldo Leopold helped establish a pioneering experiment in ecological restoration — will host Madison Reads Leopold, a public reading from Leopold’s “A Sand County...
View ArticleApril’s Spring Sprint benefits UW Arboretum
Stretch your legs for running season on Saturday, April 14 at the third annual Spring Sprint for the Arb, presented by Nakoma Dental.
View ArticleFirst Lady Tonette Walker to lead Arboretum walk
Tonette Walker, Wisconsin’s first lady, will hike around the University of Wisconsin Arboretum Tuesday as part of her Walk with Walker series of events.
View Article‘Madison Reads Leopold’ to be held March 2 at Arboretum
As part of the Madison area's celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend, there will be a free public reading from "A Sand County Almanac" and other Leopold works on Saturday, March 2, at the UW Arboretum...
View ArticleSpring Sprint 5K benefits UW Arboretum
Inviting runners to kick off Earth Week, help welcome spring and celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Friends of the UW Arboretum is hosting the Spring Sprint for the Arb on Saturday, April 13.
View ArticleStorm water treatment will strip phosphorus from Arboretum pond
The UW Arboretum’s Marion Dunn Pond will soon be home to a pilot project aimed at snatching the phosphorus and sediment from storm water before it surges into the wetlands around Lake Wingra.
View ArticlePhoto essay: A Birthday Feast for the Eyes
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of ecologist John T. Curtis' birth on Sept. 20, 1913, we share some moments from a recent early morning spent exploring Curtis Prairie at the UW-Madison Arboretum.
View ArticleUW Arboretum director finalists announced
Finalists hoping to become the next director of the UW Arboretum will visit campus for public presentations starting Wednesday, Feb. 26.
View ArticleMadison Reads Leopold set for Saturday at UW Arboretum
The UW Arboretum's ninth annual Madison Reads Leopold event anchors the celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend in the Madison area with a mix of citizen and celebrity readers giving voice to Leopold's "A...
View ArticleArboretum’s seed-cleaning volunteers far from dormant during cold months
The rhythms of nature time the sprouting of seeds with a litany of cues — physical and chemical changes brought on by fire and frost and even the teeth and acid of a browsing animal’s digestion.
View ArticlePaulnock remains interim Arboretum director
Donna Paulnock will continue her service as interim director of the UW Arboretum, home to historic ecological restoration research and one of Madison’s most popular natural areas.
View ArticleHungry, invasive ‘crazy worm’ makes first appearance in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's newest invasive species has done its best to stay underground, but the voracious, numerous and mysterious Asian crazy worm has emerged for the first time in the state on the campus of the...
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‘Madison Reads Leopold’ to be held March 2 at Arboretum
As part of the Madison area’s celebration of Aldo Leopold Weekend, there will be a free public reading from “A Sand County Almanac” and other Leopold works on Saturday, March 2, at the UW Arboretum...
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Spring Sprint 5K benefits UW Arboretum
Inviting runners to kick off Earth Week, help welcome spring and celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Friends of the UW Arboretum group is hosting the Spring Sprint for the Arb on Saturday, April 13....
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Storm water treatment will strip phosphorus from Arboretum pond
Storm water engineers will try to keep Lake Wingra’s wetlands from being assaulted by phosphorus and sediment by adding alum to a pond in the UW Arboretum. Photo: Bryce Richter The UW Arboretum’s...
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