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 12 @ 10:00 am - March 24 @ 4:30 pm
The Mind Bloom
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens - March 19 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The Wood Frogs of Saginaw Forest
at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
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.
Data Resources
Earth Words (our blog)
Photo Gallery: Late-winter Birds Put on a Show at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
One sign of spring at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum is the red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). Around Willow Pond at Matthaei the RWB is usually heard first and seen second, especially in the morning. The RWBs begin to appear...
Photo Gallery: Ann Arbor Orchid Festival
Looking for a great late-winter event that also features lots of exotic and unusual flowers? Stop by the Ann Arbor Orchid Festival at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on March 16 & 17. Presented by the Ann Arbor Orchid Society, this annual festival is one of...
Photo Gallery: Sandhill Cranes Appear at Matthaei Even as Winter Hangs On
Local photographer John Metzler regularly visits Matthaei-Nichols and many of the surrounding parks and trails, and he always shares his images with us. John has an instinctive eye for animals and birds as well as the patterns of nature and its seasons....
Voodoo Lily Blooming in Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
The voodoo lily (Amorphophallus konjac) is blooming in the conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens this week. This plant is the smaller cousin of the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum located in the tropical house). At some point very soon this week the flower...
Winter Scenes from Matthaei-January 2019
The snowstorm on Saturday, January 19 was beautiful but things turned cold and windy the next day. Photographer John Metzler visited Matthaei on Sunday morning to enjoy and photograph the snowy scenes. He was surprised to see another visitor walking the...
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