Presented by:  Tyler Lark, Scientist, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, UW-Madison Come learn all about biofuels and the current state of the science and policy.  We’ll cover the latest on the debate about corn ethanol, learn about the potential for better biofuels based on native perennial plants like […]

                Join the Friends of the Arboretum for an adventure to the world-renowned Horicon Marsh.  The northern two-thirds of the marsh is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the 22,000 acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge.  The southern third (11,000 acres) is managed by the Wisconsin […]

                                                            Presented by:  Lucas Zoet, Dean L.Morgridge Endowed Chair of Geoscience, UW-Madison Professor Zoet will detail how Wisconsin has been shaped by glaciers and the types […]

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku in Japanese, means soaking in the forest atmosphere through all of your senses.  This gentle walk and pause at the UW Arboretum will allow you to consciously immerse in the natural environment and your Self. We will share information about the health benefits of being in nature. In addition, we will […]

            Presented by: Joshua M. Kapfer, Ph.D., Professor, and Certified Wildlife Biologist, Biology Department, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dr. Kapfer will provide a review of the major threats and challenges that face Wisconsin’s amphibians and reptiles. Luncheon-Lectures are held in the Arboretum Visitor Center Auditorium. A buffet lunch is followed by the […]

Presented by: Michael & Kathi Rock. Hummingbird gardening has been Michael and Kathi’s passion for over 20 years. Learn how to create a sanctuary for the Ruby-Throated hummingbird in your own backyard. Through the use of perennial and annual plants, wildflowers, shrubs, trees, water features, and hummingbird feeders, you can discover the magic and excitement […]

Presented by: Dr. Paul Hanson, Research Professor, UW-Madison Center for Limnology and Professional Musicians, Chris Wagoner and Mary Gaines What does it mean to be an artist or a scientist? We are creators, projecting ideas into the soundscape or the literature, and we are the score, offering ourselves as a staff onto which new ideas […]

Presented by: Jeff Epping, Horticultural Consultant and Garden Designer - Jeff Epping Design & Consulting, LLC In these challenging times of climate change and global warming, environmentally conscious gardeners are looking for better ways to garden.  Water guzzling, chemically dependent, pollution causing lawns are not sustainable and can be replaced with so many better alternatives.   […]

Presented by: Erin Presley, Horticulturist at Olbrich Botanical Gardens Madison’s own Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a leader in beautifully blending Midwestern native plants into a wide variety of garden styles. Olbrich horticulturist Erin Presley outlines how native plants are selected for the Gardens and managed to promote their ecosystem value, while providing an inspiring experience […]

Rusty patched bumble bee queen on native Field thistle, Curtis Prairie. Photo Credit: Bob Plamann   Rusty patched bumble bee queen on Showy goldenrod, Arboretum Native Plant Garden. Photo Credit: Bob Plamann     Presented by: Judy Cardin, Educator with the WDNR Bumble Bee Brigade Citizen Science Program and Susan Carpenter, Native Plant Garden Curator, […]