Grad student’s thesis work benefits rare plants
Graduate student Lauren “Ivy” Clark has been knee deep in seeds ever since
she started her Master’s work at UW.
WPA Historic Event: Tree Transplants for the Ages

History was made last Tuesday, Nov. 6. It was the day three very large “Southern Beeches,” were transplanted in the Arboretum to their new homes in the New Zealand focal forest of Pacific Connections Garden.
Read morePaths II: The Music of Trees now playing
November 3-4 is the final weekend for experiencing the amazing sound installation by Abby Aresty. The installation comes down November 5.
Read moreDigital Photography Contest for Kids
Hey, Kids! If you are between 4 and 16 get out your digital cameras, visit the Arboretum, take some awesome pictures and send them to us between August 1st and 31st. We’ll announce winners and prizes by September 5th.
Read moreOtis Douglas Hyde Herbarium
Have you ever stopped in to visit the Otis Douglas Hyde Herbarium here at the Center for Urban Horticulture? This amazing resource is home to over 20,000 plant specimens and focuses on horticulturally significant plants for gardens and landscapes.
Read moreSupporting LIDAR research in the Washington Park Arboretum
Did you know that the Washington Park Arboretum often serves as a research site for researchers at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences? Recently, researchers at UW have been using the Arboretum to study LIDAR and its applications.
Read moreGet Your Hands Dirty this Earth Day
On Saturday, April 14th join the Student Conservation Association (SCA), the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG), and Seattle Parks and Recreation for a day of fun service projects at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Read moreAnd the Winners Are…..Biodiversity Conference Art Exhibit up through March
The winners of the botanical art exhibit held in conjunction with the conference Conserving Plant Biodiversity in a Changing World: A View from NW North America were announced Wednesaday afternoon at the close of the conference.
Read moreAre Weddings Allowed at the UW Botanic Gardens?
Answer: Yes! Weddings and all social events are a natural fit at the beautiful Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) and Washington Park Arboretum (WPA). Weddings and many other social events are booked months, even a year, in advance at both of these sites.
Read moreOne weekend, two dozen rare plant surveys
Twenty-five volunteers, agency partners and Rare Care staff gathered in Klickitat County in mid-June to monitor rare plants.
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