Intern 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 spaces. Interns...

Intern 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. Interns also...

Student 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...

Intern post: Photographing the Peony Garden

By Julia Lawson 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. Interns also...

Intern post: Identifying Insects and other Multi-Legged Pollinators

Jennifer Zavalnitskaya 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....

Intern post: The Importance of Native Seeds

By Caleb Kaczmarek 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. Interns...

Intern Post: Jens Jensen, Council Rings and What Nature Does for Us

By Rebecca Huska 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. Interns...

Intern Post: The Circle of Sustainability on the Campus Farm

By Josie Gilmore 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. Interns...

Intern Post: Winter Fun at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Caroline Golbeck 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. Interns...

Intern post: Seed to Table: Locally Grown Food on a College Campus

By Brooke Callaghan 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. Interns...