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
- September 14 @ 10:00 am - November 15 @ 4:30 pm
Nature a Moment: Visions of the World from Three Korean-American Artists
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens - October 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Chinese Art of Penjing — Taking Bonsai to a World Stage
What’s in Bloom
There’s something blooming year-round at the botanical gardens and arboretum. Click on the image above or here for galleries of blooms throughout the seasons.
Earth Words (our blog)
October 2019 Education Opportunities and Events
Discover all the ways you can clean your house with herbs; pick up some fairy-garden plants; learn about preserving open space in Washtenaw County; and how you can help prevent new forest pest invasions. Check out our October opportunities below....
Call for Artists: Winter 2019 Artist Market
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum invites you to apply for our Winter Artist Market in December! Here's how it works: submit your original, nature-inspired work for consideration - jewelry, sculpture, glass, photography, paintings, fiber,...
Call for Art – Community Exhibit at Matthaei: “Perspective: Small”
PERSPECTIVE: smallA community art exhibit at Matthaei Botanical Gardens.Small is a matter of perspective. From our eyes, we cannot see the pollen that the bee finds so enticing and such a diet would not sustain us. Nor can we see the individual strokes of...
Grad Student Study Aims to Understand What Helps Squirrels Succeed and Co-exist with People
By Joseph Mooney Nichols Arboretum is full of squirrels—and people—which makes research there particularly fulfilling for one student studying the furry four-footed creatures and how they manage in different environments. Squirrels are...
Ann Arbor Girl Scout Troop Donates Money and Time to Matthaei-Nichols
The Girl Scout troop of Ann Arbor's Wines Elementary School---six strong---donated 10% of their cookie sales this year to Matthaei-Nichols. "Every year the girls raise money for their troop by selling cookies and they use that money to attend activities...
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