The Friends of the UC Davis Arbo­retum Board voted in February to officially change the name of their organization to Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Gar­den. Board Co-President Martha Ozonoff says: “We believe this name change is important as a symbol of the solidarity of the Friends group with the mission and scope of the wonderful organization we support.”

Gifts and memberships in the Friends will continue to help fund the Arboretum, in strategic ways, in addition to now supporting other exciting public garden projects across campus. The new Friends name and an updated logo will be transitioned into all print and digital com­munications over the next year.