Arnold Arboretum fellows journey to a rainforest in Panama to examine how species persevere in face of climate change. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
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Going where the diversity is
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistFebruary 12, 2020
When the Trees Become the Teacher
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistJanuary 15, 2020
When the Trees Become the Teacher
As David Mays walked through the snow-covered Central Woods at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University last month with one thing on his mind: saving the planet and the species that live on it. As he passed red oaks and eastern white pines, smelling the needles and touching the bark from around the temperate world, […]
Little Women Day Scavenger Hunt reveals history
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistDecember 16, 2019
Little Women Day Scavenger Hunt reveals history
The Arboretum’s Meadow Road masquerades as a park in 1860s Paris in Greta Gerwig’s film release of Little Women, a book published just a few years before the Arboretum’s founding.
Hopkins receives grant to study how plants choose mates
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistDecember 13, 2019
Hopkins receives grant to study how plants choose mates
This spring, the greenhouses in the Weld Hill Research Building at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University will be overflowing with phlox, fragrant flowers bursting with hues of violet, pink, red, and magenta. But it’s not their floral beauty or aroma that captivates Robin Hopkins, assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology at Harvard. Hopkins, […]
Chinese botanists hit trail with Arboretum
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistNovember 20, 2019
Chinese botanists hit trail with Arboretum
In a historic collaboration, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University welcomed Chinese botanists from the North America-China Plant Exploration Consortium (NACPEC) on a joint expedition to the Appalachian Mountains to collect seed from North American plants to grow in scientific plant collections in China. Harvard Gazette»
Arboretum shares nature learning with kids for 35 years
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistOctober 22, 2019
Arboretum shares nature learning with kids for 35 years
Thirty-five years ago, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University began offering free programs for elementary school students called Field Study Experiences (FSE), opening the gates of nature and science to thousands of Boston Public School (BPS) children. The initiative—launched in 1984 with a request from the Boston schools to local museums to help enhance the […]
Arnold Arboretum Weld Hill Solar Project feted by City, Harvard officials
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistOctober 9, 2019
Arnold Arboretum Weld Hill Solar Project feted by City, Harvard officials
With the flip of a switch, the Arnold Arboretum and the City of Boston illuminated a new chapter in their 137-year partnership, celebrating the latest advancement of their shared vision for a more sustainable future.
Using art to inspire action
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistSeptember 25, 2019
Using art to inspire action
An Arboretum workshop with Climate Creatives founder Susan Israel on Saturday, September 28 offers a community forum on how individuals can move in creative ways on climate change. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
A flip of the switch to mitigate climate change
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistSeptember 13, 2019
A flip of the switch to mitigate climate change
At a “switch-throwing” ceremony at the Weld Hill Research and Education Building, officials from Harvard University, the city of Boston, and the greater community celebrated the completion of the Arboretum’s newest and largest renewable energy project and the push for carbon neutrality by 2050. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
Fighting flora with fauna
by Deborah Blackwell, Marketing & Communications SpecialistAugust 29, 2019
Fighting flora with fauna
Collaborating with biocontrol scientists at the University of Rhode Island, the Arboretum is employing new research and a Ukrainian moth to fight the invasive black swallow-wort. Read more in the Harvard Gazette.
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