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Student Job Opportunity: Newsletter Writer

Tue, April 28, 2026

Student Leadership

Apply by May 8! Collaborate with a dynamic team of expert staff, student employees, and interns as a newsletter writer for the Learning by Leading™ program.

Group of student interns pose, smiling behind a vendor table in the Arboretum Teaching Nursery

Student Job Opportunity: Habitat Horticulture Internship Co-coordinator

Wed, April 22, 2026

Apply by May 6! Help lead community engagement and landscape management projects with a dynamic team of expert staff, student employees, and interns as a co-coordinator for the Habitat Horticulture team.

Three green-striped heirloom tomatoes ripening on the vine in the UC Davis Good Life Garden.

Campus-Grown Veggie Starts at Spring Plant Sale

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Wed, April 08, 2026

Community Engagement

This spring, the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Plant Sale will feature a special selection of campus-grown veggie starts, perfect for home gardeners.

Solitary person walking under white umbrella on wet UC Davis Arboretum path.

A Little Rain, a Lot of Opportunity

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Wed, April 08, 2026

A few light sprinkles may be in the forecast for our upcoming plant sale—but seasoned gardeners know that’s actually good news. In fact, this kind of weather creates ideal planting conditions.

Dr. Gaëlle Chanlot pruning a young jujube tree.

Meet the Jujube: A Sweet, Climate-Ready Fruit Tree for Your Garden

Fri, April 03, 2026

Environmental Education

At this season’s Friend of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Plant Sale, a new tree is making its debut—one that’s as resilient as it is delicious—the jujube!

A collage featuring photos of 1) a student intern driving a tractor in a grassy field, 2) two student interns posing with a white board in a dried grassy field and 3) A group of student interns gathered around someone holding a large whiteboard

Students Lead Habitat Restoration at Russell Ranch

Fri, March 20, 2026

Student Leadership

At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving native habitat led by UC Davis students and funded by The Green Initiative Fund, or TGIF.

A winding path through spring in the UC Davis Arboretum's Mary Wattis Brown Garden with blooming flowers, a bench and trees under a cloudy sky.

Faculty Legacy Helps Campus Environment Thrive

Thu, March 19, 2026

Community Engagement

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is honored to announce a generous estate gift from longtime supporters Dr. Sarkis H. Zeronian and Mrs. Irene B. Zeronian, whose dedication to the Arboretum community spanned many years.

Five students wearing Arboretum and Public Garden t-shirts smile in front of a wall decorated with hanging plants.

Arboretum-inspired study room opens at Shields Library

Wed, February 04, 2026

Student Leadership

Thanks to a collaboration between Learning by Leading™ Arboretum Ambassador interns and Shields Library, students can enjoy a little piece of the Arboretum indoors while prepping for exams or working on group projects in an Arboretum-themed study room.

Green forest viewed from above with the text "THE POWER OF ONE" overlaying.

The Power of One: Film Screening and Tree Planting

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Mon, January 26, 2026

The Power of One, a documentary by director Alex Valdez and producer Pablo De la Fuente, will be featured in a two-day UC Davis campus event celebrating the power of individual and community action in the face of global environmental challenges.