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Love of art and love of ag: Penn State alum combines passions in Arboretum gift

8/1/18

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.

An architectural rending of the Bird Garden

Gift from Skip Smith and sons to create Bird Garden in Arboretum

6/13/18

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.

Arboretum at Penn State hosts 'Gravity Schmavity' plastic sculpture exhibition

5/29/18

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.

Penn State Flower Trials aid industry, consumers in picking posies

4/27/18

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.

Prescribed burn to be conducted April 23 at Arboretum

4/23/18

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.

To know the crow: Insights and stories from over a quarter century of crow study

4/1/18

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.

Arboretum postpones prescribed burn planned for March 27-30 due to weather

3/26/18

Due to changes in the weather forecast, the prescribed fire originally scheduled to be conducted between Tuesday, March 27, and Friday, March 30, at the Arboretum has been canceled.

A design plan of the Arboretum including the new Pollinators' Garden

Investment from Skip Smith to launch construction of Pollinators' Garden

3/19/18

Investment from Penn State alumnus and leading philanthropist Charles H. “Skip” Smith will enable The Arboretum at Penn State to fulfill its long-standing vision for a garden that will attract and sustain native pollinator species of birds and insects.

Prescribed burn to be conducted between March 12 and May 25 at Arboretum

3/5/18

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 between March 12 and May 25. The burn site will be located in College Township near Big Hollow and Tower roads

The Arboretum at Penn State to host winter celebration Dec. 8

11/27/17

The Arboretum at Penn State invites the campus and community to welcome the holiday season at its annual Winter Celebration on Dec. 8.

Arboretum to conduct prescribed burn between Nov. 1 and Nov. 22

10/27/17

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 between Nov. 1 and Nov. 22.

The Arboretum at Penn State to host pumpkin festival Oct. 8 and Oct. 13-14

10/3/17

Creative pumpkin carvers will craft scores of imaginative jack-o'-lanterns and compete for ribbons as The Arboretum at Penn State hosts its annual Pumpkin Festival, Oct. 8 and Oct. 13-14. 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. Admission is free.

Weather forces cancellation of Arboretum prescribed fire

5/2/17

Due to wind and rain in the forecast for the remainder of the week, as well as the impacts from Monday evening’s severe thunderstorms, the prescribed fire scheduled for the week of May 1 at The Arboretum at Penn State has been canceled.

Prescribed burn to be conducted at Arboretum during week of May 1

4/27/17

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 during the week of May 1. The operation will take place within a single workday between Monday, May 1, and Thursday, May 4.

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