Removing invasive shrubs to restore native forest habitat brings a surprising result, according to Penn State researchers, who say desired native understory plants display an unexpected ability and vigor to recolonize open spots.
Stacy Levy, an award-winning environmental sculptor, will discuss how her work combines science and art at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in 112 Forest Resources Building on the University Park campus.
Visitors to The Arboretum at Penn State now can explore the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens with the Arboretum’s new, interactive Plant Finder. The map-based program allows users to find the locations of more than 1,100 species of plants in the Arboretum’s living collections.
George Archibald, author and co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, will describe his life-long work to save cranes from extinction during a free public presentation at 5 p.m. on April 3 in 101 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
A $200,000 gift from Penn State alumnus Mark Jay Tygel will enable The Arboretum at Penn State to launch new educational programs on plant sciences and related topics.
The Pollinators’ Garden in The Arboretum at Penn State will have an entryway that invites visitors to explore and experience pollinators in their natural habitat, thanks to the students of Penn State’s class of 2019. Over the past two years, the Arboretum has partnered with the Center for Pollinator Research on campus, and is finalizing a conceptual design that will improve and expand the Pollinators’ Garden to nearly triple its present size.
The Arboretum at Penn State invites the campus and community to welcome the holiday season at its annual Winter Celebration on Friday, Dec. 7.
Sandra Parker Hall and Dennis Hall recently added $50,000 to The Sandra L. Parker and Dennis K. Hall Education Program Support to the Children’s Garden, an endowment they created in 2014 for children and families who visit Childhood’s Gate at The Arboretum at Penn State.
The 2018 Pumpkin Festival, hosted by The Arboretum at Penn State on Oct. 14 and 19-20, will feature a pumpkin-carving contest and lighted jack-o'-lantern display. Festivities will take place in the Arboretum's H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens, at the corner of Bigler Road and Park Avenue on the University Park campus.
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences alumna Diane Blanton recently contributed $50,000 to fund a five-month art installation at The Arboretum at Penn State.
Charles H. “Skip” Smith, the Penn State alumnus and philanthropist whose giving has fueled the creation and supported the growth of The Arboretum at Penn State, has made a major new gift to enrich this University resource.
The Arboretum at Penn State invites the campus and surrounding communities to the public opening of a summer art exhibition — "Gravity Schmavity: Repurposed Plastic Sculpture by Aurora Robson" — on Saturday, June 2. The works will be displayed at three locations in the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens: the Overlook Pavilion, the Glass House in the Childhood's Gate Children's Garden, and the Poplar Court.
Each May, the expression "flower power" takes on a new meaning at Penn State's Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Manheim, Lancaster County, when an 85-year-old tradition — the Penn State Flower Trials — gets underway. Samples also are evaluated at collaborative sites around the state.
The Arboretum at Penn State, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, will conduct a prescribed burn on a 12-acre portion of the Arboretum site at 11 a.m. on April 23. The burn site is located in College Township near Big Hollow and Tower roads.
Researcher, author and educator Kevin McGowan will recount the results of his 30-year study of more than 2,500 individual crows — including their home and family life, flock life, and crow-human interactions — at 5 p.m. on April 4 in 112 Forest Resources Building on Penn State's University Park campus.
