Blog & News Articles

Collage of Gottlieb Native Garden press release

Inspiration for California native habitat restoration

by Sydney Odman
Wed, April 17, 2019

Environmental Education

Public Invitation

Gottlieb Native Garden: A California Love Story
Friday, April 26 from 7-9 p.m. at Putah Creek Lodge

UC Davis Arboretum: Research Resource and Pollinator Paradise

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Thu, March 28, 2019

Environmental Education

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden landscapes attract a wide variety of pollinators and thus have become popular location for groundbreaking research on these vitally important species.

Deck and at the Animal Science GATEway garden

Campus-Grown Trees Transformed

Tue, March 19, 2019

Environmental Education

When one of our campus trees needs to be pruned, or removed for health or safety reasons, the green-waste wood is either chipped and used as mulch in landscapes throughout campus, or — depending on future project needs — salvaged and delivered to a local wood miller.

Image of water quality survey taker in the UC Davis Arboretum.

Community scientists needed to monitor the Arboretum Waterway

Wed, March 06, 2019

Community Engagement

by Saddy Preza Zavaleta

Calling all community scientists and Arboretum visitors! The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden has launched a survey to monitor the quality of the Arboretum Waterway and everyone is welcome to participate.

No Flower? No problem! Think outside the bud

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Thu, February 28, 2019

Environmental Education

Staff at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden hope to educate their community to think outside the bud, set up their landscapes for an incredible, year-round display and, at the same time, prepare their landscapes for our area’s inevitably intense summer heat.

Learn the Native Californian tradition of making and playing an elderberry flute

Wed, February 20, 2019

Community Engagement

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden invites the community to join East Regional Parks Docent Antonio Flores as he shares the culture of Native Californian flute making while demonstrating how to make and play your own elderberry flute.

Behold the UC Davis Arboretum’s amazing Acacia collection

Fri, February 08, 2019

Environmental Education

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden invites the community to take a guided tour through the Eric E. Conn Acacia Grove and experience this collection during its amazing winter bloom on Saturday, February 23 at 2 p.m.; the tour leaves from Putah Creek Lodge.

Image of Mary Burke (fourth from left) poses with Dr. David Ackerly (UC Berkeley), Dr. Erika Zavaleta (UC Santa Cruz), Governor Jerry Brown, Todd Keeler-Wolf (CA Department of Fish and Wildlife) and Dan Glusencamp (California Native Plant Society).

Advising state leaders on California Biodiversity Initiative

Fri, January 18, 2019

Environmental Education

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden staff advise then Governor Brown on California Biodiversity Initiative.

Kick off the New Year in an Eco-Friendly, Colorful Way

Mon, January 14, 2019

Environmental Education

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden’s student-led Arboretum Ambassador team invite families, students, community members of all ages to their second natural tie-dye workshop Saturday, January 19, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. The event is free, all you need to bring is white items you wish to tie-dye, such as t-shirts, socks, shorts, pillow-cases, etc.

How quick thinking, teamwork and lots of mulch score big for Aggie football

Thu, January 10, 2019

Community Engagement

Quick action by the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Grounds and Landscape Services team saves the pre-game tailgate festivities at the Aggies first post-season football game since moving up to NCAA's Division I.

New Self-Guided Tour Highlights Iconic Arboretum Oaks

Tue, January 08, 2019

Student Leadership

Learning by Leading™ Museum Education create a new self-guided walking tour of Peter J. Shields Oak Grove that highlight twelve trees trees of international origin from this unique collection.

Image of Arboretum Ambassador co-coordinator Amber Medina.

Annual Appeal supports Learning by Leading program

Fri, December 21, 2018

Community Engagement

Support from Friends members and other community and foundation partners is what keeps the Learning by Leading™ program growing. Consider making a gift during the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Annual Appeal. Your gift will help us expand the Learning by Leading™ internship to impact more students next year.

Image of UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden volunteers in the Good Life Garden.

2019 Volunteer Recruitment

Wed, December 19, 2018

Community Engagement

We are seeking new volunteers to join our gardening, plant sale support and land stewardship volunteer teams. Applications are due Friday, January 18. Space is limited. Apply now!

Image of Learning by Leading student landscaping.

Students, apply by Nov. 26 for a paid position with our new Learning by Leading Habitat Horticulture team!

Fri, November 09, 2018

Community Engagement

Apply to be a Learning by Leading™
Habitat Horticulture Co-Coordinator Applications due November 26
Two paid positions available

Everything must grow! Nursery offers public, members extra incentives to plant

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Wed, October 17, 2018

Community Engagement

To conclude their fall plant sale fundraising season, the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden are offering additional incentives to create more room to grow.