Now Is the Time for Trees: A Message from Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe
Today is National Arbor Day and to note this important day, we share the words of Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe.
Today is National Arbor Day and to note this important day, we share the words of Arbor Day Foundation President Dan Lambe.
The University of Maryland was honored with the 2017 Tree Campus USA®recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to promoting healthy trees and environmental stewardship . This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Tree Campus designation, with UMD making the list each year.
Calling all volunteers, students, staff, faculty, families, and friends! Good Neighbor Day registation is now open! Sign up to give back to our community while having fun in the sun with your friends!
Where are our Maryland pollinators spending the winter? Let's take a quick look at the overwintering habits of four different species of bees that are important pollinators for our food crops here in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S.
We here at the UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden are taking part in an initiative founded in 1999 called the Global Tree Campaign. The focus of this campaign is to protect and preserve native endangered trees, and of the several North American trees listed on the Global Tree Campaign website.
Fall may be seen as the “end of the season,” but it’s still a great time to think about planting a garden to benefit our pollinator friends.
On September 27, 1962, Rachel Carson's seminal book Silent Spring was published, inspiring a monumental environmental movement and necessitating a closer scrutiny of pesticide use in the United States.
The University of Maryland improved its overall nationwide sustainability ranking in the recently released Sierra Magazine Cool Schools listing.
In just a few days, North America will experience a phenomenon that hasn’t occurred in nearly twenty years: a total solar eclipse which will pass from Oregon to South Carolina.
The University of Maryland Golf Course now features three rain gardens.