Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and...
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Arboretum Providing Browse to Animals at Woodland Park Zoo
In mid-March, staff from Woodland Park Zoo came by the Arboretum to pick up a big load of fresh sword fern trimmings, which will be used to feed...
Revitalizing Arboretum Creek
[divider_line] In recent years, the UW Botanic Gardens, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and the Arboretum Foundation have made safeguarding and...
Greening a Shoreline Garden
Sustainable gardening is all about making connections—such as using native plants to make ecological linkages with the larger landscape outside the...
Birds in the Arboretum
In fall 1942, a young biologist named Earl J. Larrison wrote an article for the Bulletin entitled “Birds of the Arboretum.” In it, he listed 133...
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Landscape Architecture Students Renovate a Water Channel in the Arboretum
AFTER: The Woodland Garden drainage pipe and water channel following the renovation.In early March 2023, students from the University of Washington Landscape Architecture Department completed a winter-quarter design-build project renovating the Woodland Garden pond...
Get to Know the Arboretum: 5 Projects, 5 Programs, and 5 Plans for the Future
Storytime at the Fiddleheads Forest School in the Arboretum. (Photo by UW Botanic Gardens)The Arboretum Foundation works in close partnership with UW Botanic Gardens and Seattle Parks and Recreation to support, manage, and advocate for the incredible green spaces at...
Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and watershed in and around the park. A key initiative is the Headwaters Project, which will help restore year-round waterflow to...
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Restoring the Hydrology of Arboretum Creek
Local non-profit the Friends of Arboretum Creek is working with King County and the Arboretum partners to improve the ecology of the creek and watershed in and around the park. A key initiative is the Headwaters Project, which will help restore year-round waterflow to...
Parallel Artforms: Garden Design and Photo Composition
Winter is an ideal time to take stock of your garden and consider whether to tweak or rework your design. In the latest issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, landscape architect and Foundation staffer Jason Morse simplifies the garden design process by comparing its...
Arboretum Master Plan Turns 21
Approved by the City of Seattle in 2001, the Arboretum's comprehensive Master Plan has come of age! Over the past two decades, the plan has propelled the completion of many projects, renovations, and accessibility improvements, such as Arboretum Loop Trail pictured...
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