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Photo Gallery: Fall Colors and Scenery at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Fall is an amazing time at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum. It's a colorful pause between summer and winter, when the weather could be anything at all and usually is, changing from 85 on Monday to 45 on Tuesday. Photographers John...
read moreMatthaei-Nichols 100+-Year-Old Tree Displayed at National Bonsai Show
Carmen Leskoviansky, Matthaei-Nichols collections and natural areas specialist, returned from the 6th Annual National Bonsai Exhibition held in Rochester, N.Y., last month. Carmen says it was a great weekend full of amazing trees, seeing old friends, and making new...
read moreHarvest Fest at the University of Michigan Campus Farm celebrates sustainable food, unveils student-built straw bale building
Join fellow University of Michigan students, staff and sustainability enthusiasts for a celebration of local, sustainable food, activities and the unveiling of the Straw Bale Building on Sunday, October 7 at Harvest Fest. The event takes place from 1 until 4 p.m. on...
read morePhoto Gallery: Long Standing Member Well-Being Event
On Friday, September 14, a beautiful sunset illuminated Nichols Arboretum, while long-standing members joined distinguished speakers for an event focused on well-being. Michigan Medicine emeritus professor Dr. Sara Warber, and LSA (PiTE) Lecturer Dr. Jason...
read moreVideo Highlights Improvements that Projects Like the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Trail Bring to Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel in Southeast Michigan
Folks from Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) visited the botanical gardens recently to capture video of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens Trail that opened fall 2017. The video highlights the many successes with increasing the bicycle and pedestrian...
read moreIntern post: Agricultural Engineering: Forward Thinking at the Campus Farm
By Kendall Billig Each intern in the Nature Academy internship program at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum chooses a summer project to research and report on. The project culminates in a poster displayed in Matthaei’s public indoor...
read moreIntern Post: Honoring Native American Arthur M. Brant with a Collection of Edible Fruit Trees and Shrubs
By Kayla Wanous Each intern in the Nature Academy internship program at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum chooses a summer project to research and report on. The project culminates in a poster displayed in Matthaei’s public indoor spaces....
read moreStudent Perspective: The 2018 Wolverine Pathways Program at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
By Santiago-Bukovsky-Reyes From July 23 to July 25, Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum, together with the youth education department, hosted the Wolverine Pathways scholars. These rising 8th and 11th graders visited from Ypsilanti, Detroit, and...
read moreAnishinabe Collaborative Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
By Matthaei-Nichols Associate Curator Dr. David C. Michener The future grows from seeds. The future is rooted in the past. How are cultural seeds long-stored at our University part of the future? Of all seeds, which need to be grown at Matthaei-Nichols for Michigan’s...
read moreMatthaei-Nichols September 2018 Programming and Events Calendar
Our non-profit mission-related partners offer compelling programming and events every month of the year. Following are programs and events for September 2018. All programs are free and held at Matthaei Botanical Gardens unless noted otherwise in the listing. Wed.,...
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