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Intern post: Integrated Pest Management in the Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
By Gucci Fan The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project. The...
read moreIntern post: Bottled Water Blues – Time for Cold Turkey on an Everyday Habit
The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project. The project...
read moreThe Gateway Garden at Matthaei: What’s in Bloom July 15, 2019
The Gateway Garden at Matthaei bursts into bloom from July through the first frost. Many of the plants in this garden are native to the New World. Check out the photo gallery below from Jul 15, 2019.
read moreIntern post: Peony Power – Selfies, Science, and Getting Lost in the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden
By Darby Stipe The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project....
read moreIntern post: Pull Out Garlic Mustard for Sure. But Cooking with It May Be the Best Revenge
By Emily Lilla The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project....
read moreIntern post: Balancing Nature Play and Self-Preservation: the Fine Line between Discovery and Safety
By Emma Walsh The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project. The...
read moreIntern post: Exploring the Need for Public Transportation to Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Rebecca Smith The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project. The...
read moreIntern post: A Danger Sign – Leafy Look-alikes Challenge Plant ID
By BreyAn Witt The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project....
read moreIntern post: Women in Science: Elzada Clover and the Story of a Pioneering Botanist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
By Emily Welch The Nature Academy is focused on training a new generation of environmental leaders in sustainability, conservation, and ecological restoration. As part of the Nature Academy program, each intern writes a blog post and develops a project....
read moreArt Exhibit: Fables of Green – Selected Works by Brenda Miller Slomovits
Presenting "Fables of Green," an art exhibit of ecology collages by Brenda Miller Slomovits. Stephanie Douglass in the Ann Arbor Observer writes of Slomovits's work: "Beautiful and moving her collages not only evince a synergy among pretty and patterned...
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