UW Arboretum

CarolsCritterCare · 10-19-2008, 10:54 AM

UW Arboretum Volunteer Workday - Core Area and Curtis Prairie

Saturday, October 25, 2008. 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas

Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice

Meet at the front steps of the Visitor Center. or Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 10-19-2008, 11:32 AM

UW Arboretum Special Event - Badger Trolley Tour

Sunday, October 26, 2008. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Free narrated tours aboard the Badger Trolley begin at the Visitor Center at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Tours last approximately 45 minutes

View the prairies and woodlands in beautiful fall color and learn more about the Arboretum's history and purpose

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 10-19-2008, 11:33 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Tour of the Lost City

Sunday, October 26, 2008. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

While we always tour this area around Halloween, there is really nothing spooky about this abandoned dream of a "Venice of the North."

Learn more about this failed 1920s residential area and how understanding the land can be important for proper development

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 01:38 AM

Arboretum Volunteer Work Day: Grady Tract

Saturday, November 15, 2008

9am to noon

Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas

Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice

Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot

Grady Tract parking lot, SE corner of Beltline and Seminole, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 01:42 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Thinking Like an Arboretum

Sunday, November 16, 2008

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Aldo Leopold's essay, "Thinking Like a Mountain," is the basis for this tour about the relationship between predators and prey, and the diversity of ecosystems

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 01:57 AM

UW Arboretum Friends of the Arboretum Event - American Wildlife Art

Thursday, November 20, 2008

11:45 am - 1:30 pm

The Luncheon-Lecture program is presented by David Wagner.

Registration required.

Contact Sara Minkoff at 608-263-7760

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 01:59 AM

UW Arboretum Volunteer Workday - Core Area and Curtis Prairie

Saturday, November 22, 2008

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas

Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice

Meet at the front steps of the Visitor Center

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 02:07 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Sampler

Sunday, November 23, 2008

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Join our naturalist and see what is going on in the restored woodlands, wetlands and prairies near the Visitor Center

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 11-13-2008, 02:08 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Winter Woods

Sunday, November 30, 2008

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Most deciduous trees have dropped their leaves, so it's a good time to see tree forms and the birds and animals that live in them year-round

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 12-05-2008, 04:05 AM

UW Arboretum Special Event - Annual New Year's Eve Walk

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

The Visitor Center will be open from 6-8:30 p.m

The walk begins at 6:30 p.m

After the walk, join us for a cup of hot chocolate as we welcome the new year in a quiet, peaceful way

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 01-16-2009, 07:22 AM

Native Seed Collection: Storage and Propagation Basics

Saturday, January 17, 2009

1 to 3:30pm

From collecting to storing and propagating, learn about current research and techniques regarding native seeds

If you are planning a prairie or woodland, find out how to grow your favorite grass or forb species

Some hands-on experience may be included

$17.50 general, $15 members of Friends of the Arboretum

UW Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 01-16-2009, 07:27 AM

UW Arboretum Volunteer Workday - Grady Tract

Saturday, January 17, 2009

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas

Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice

Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot

For more information ~ 608-265-5214

Grady Tract parking lot, SE corner of Beltline and Seminole Hwy, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 01-16-2009, 07:37 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Winter Water

Sunday, January 18, 2009

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

In the winter, springs provide water for wildlife, while inhabitants of frozen ponds have made special adaptations to stay alive

Learn what happens in and around ponds, wetlands and springs this time of year

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 01-16-2009, 08:01 AM

UW Arboretum Volunteer Workday ~ Core Area and Curtis Prairie

Saturday, January 24, 2009

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas

Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance notice

Meet at the front steps of the Visitor Center

For more information ~ 608-265-5214

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison

CarolsCritterCare · 01-16-2009, 08:05 AM

UW Arboretum Walk - Winter Reflections

Sunday, January 25, 2009

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Winter can be a lovely, quiet time to walk in the Arboretum, unless the snow is too noisy

Whether it is bitter cold or a January thaw, there is always something to see

Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Madison