Arboretum News

Peter Raven, one of the world’s leading botanists and advocates of conservation and biodiversity, to speak at the Arboretum on September 23

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Peter Raven is to the Missouri Botanical Gardens what Aldo Leopold is to the UW-Madison Arboretum—a famous son whose vision and message resonates with those concerned about conservation and restoration of ecosystems around the world. While Raven and Leopold never met—Raven was 12 when Leopold died— ... Read more »

  • Arboretum gallery features the fabric artistry of Barbara Schneider

    WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 :: PRESS RELEASES

    Textile artist Barbara Schneider explores and interprets natural images such as leaves, pods and grasses, reshaping them into sculptural objects emphasizing light and shadow on ... Read more »

  • A Sample of What Dane County Looked Like in 1830s

    SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 :: NATURALISTS’ NOTES

    A black oak, seven inches in diameter, a burr oak, 18 inches in diameter, two more burr oaks, and then a short walk through a ... Read more »

  • SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2010 :: NATURALISTS’ NOTES

    What a difference a day makes! Saturday it was 84 degrees, cloudy, extremely humid and not a whisper of wind. The conditions were perfect ... Read more »