• The Madison Butterfly Count takes place on July 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. For more information call 698.643.4926 Read more… Visit our photo gallery
  • The Visitor Center will be closed for the holiday, Saturday July 4. Arboretum Visitor Center and bookstore hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 12:30 to 4 p.m. weekends, excluding holidays. Visit our photo gallery
  • Native plants attract birds and butterflies. Learn all about native gardening at Native by Design: A How-To Conference for Gardeners on September 13. Enrollment is limited. Register early. Read more… Visit our photo gallery
  • On Sunday July 5, join us for a walk on Curtis Prairie from 8:30-10 a.m. This is false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides. Visit our photo gallery

ARBORETUM NEWS

  • Central Curtis Prairie

    It was a perfect sunny June morning for a tour on the first restored prairie in the world. Puffy white clouds punctuated the bright blue sky. Read more »

  • Greene Prairie

    The Greene Prairie gave a party on Sunday, but nobody came. Nobody but me and the wild creatures, that is. Read more »