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.
Visit the trails and natural areas at Matthaei-Nichols
Trails open sunrise to sunset daily. Dogs on leash allowed at the Arb; no dogs at Matthaei.
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Earth Words (our blog)
Matthaei-Nichols Collections Specialist Departs for Bonsai Apprenticeship in Pacific Northwest
Collections Specialist Carmen Leskovianksy is beginning a three-year bonsai apprenticeship in Portland, Oregon this month Everyone at Matthaei-Nichols got a little teary-eyed recently as we bid goodbye—alas via Zoom—to Carmen Leskoviansky, our...
Native Plant of the Week: Flowering Dogwood
Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) showing white bracts and greenish-yellow flowers in the center. Dogwood branches flowering in Nichols Arboretum on the University of Michigan campus May 4, 2021. Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) showing its beautiful...
Native Plant of the Week: Trillium
Common trillium (Trillium grandiflorum). Common trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) flower bud. Common trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) flower bud. Each week we showcase a plant that’s native to the continental United States. This week’s plant is...
The Cicadas Are Coming! A Matthaei Staff Member Recalls the 2004 Appearance of Periodical Cicadas
That buzzing sound you hear.... is the Brood X periodical cicada, set to descend—or rather emerge—in the eastern United States sometime this spring. These 17-year cicadas, of the genus Magicicada, were last seen in Ann Arbor in 2004. Tom O’Dell,...
Science Saturday: When Seasons Collide and Shock People and Plants
Just when the early mild spring was in glorious bloom, winter’s other shoe dropped. To find out more about the impact of this week’s snow and cold on plants and trees, we turned to Mike Palmer, Matthaei-Nichols research coordinator.Story and photos by...
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