Who We Are
We are one organization with two locations at the University of Michigan. Our mission is to promote environmental enjoyment, stewardship, and sustainability through education, research, and interaction with the natural world.
What’s Happening
- January 11 @ 10:00 am - March 1 @ 4:30 pm
Uncommon Plants from Our Unique Places: Images of the Great Lakes Gardens
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens - January 25 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
So You Want to Be a Beekeeper?
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Summer 2020 Internships at Matthaei-Nichols
We’re hiring up to 40 interns this summer to work in every department at the botanical gardens & arboretum. Fertilize your resume with a Nature Academy internship at Matthaei-Nichols! Click here to learn more.
Earth Words (our blog)
The Buzz in the Gardens
Matthaei Botanical Gardens is home to two local beekeeping clubs, and each has a thriving apiary on the grounds. The gardens are the perfect ecosystem for pollination with acres of wild flowers, tall grasses, and community gardens. This is the story of a...
Up Close to a Dinosaur Plant at Matthaei: the Wollemi Pine in the Conservatory
We’ve got Wollemi pine in the conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens!By now you’ve seen the stories about the Wollemi pines in Australia that were threatened by and then saved from the bushfires there by a team of Australian firefighters. The Wollemi...
Restoration Work to Begin at Matthaei and the Arb Winter 2020
A matching grant from the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program will help us restore native ecosystems at Matthaei-Nichols this winter. The program works with landowners and conservation partners to restore wetland,...
Portions of Conservatory at Matthaei to Undergo Major Reconfiguration in 2020
Thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens will be getting some significant upgrades and renovations this year. The photo above shows the area under the "bridge" in...
Exhibit – Uncommon Plants from Our Unique Places
Large-scale photographs offer an up-close look at the rare plants and habitats of the Great Lakes Gardens at Matthaei The full story of the Great Lakes goes beyond the storied lakes themselves to include the area’s habitats, ecosystems, and plants. The...
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