by Gina Goegan | Nov 11, 2025 | Education
Anyone who has ever heard me talk about vegetable gardening at the Arboretum has heard me explain, or rather complain, about the huge temperature swings we have throughout the growing season. Not only is a summer freeze inevitable in our beautiful meadow, aka “cold...
by Sheila Murray | Nov 11, 2025 | Education
The Kaibab bladderpod (Physaria kingii ssp. kaibabensis) is a small species in the Mustard Family that is endemic to the North Rim area of the Kaibab Plateau. As can be seen in the photo above, sometimes the plants can be less than one centimeter in size! This plant...
by Nate O'Meara | Sep 30, 2025 | Education
Even this small aspen log stack has wildlife value. I have found insects, frogs and field mice nesting among them. Squirrels and songbirds also perch on them while eating. (photo credit: April O’Meara) This article appeared in the Arizona Daily Sun on September 18,...
by Sylvia Coppers | Sep 30, 2025 | Education
Ravens and Crows, members of the Corvus genus and Corvidae family, have long-been a source of conflict in our ever expanding human-centric world. After all, who enjoys setting their garbage bins on the curb only to come back out hours later and find bags torn open...
by Helena Murray | Sep 30, 2025 | Education
One of the things I love most about teaching at the Arboretum is that nature is never static, and neither are our field trips. Each season brings its own surprises, challenges, and lessons. This year we experienced such a drop in water levels at Willow Pond that we...
by Gina Goegan | Sep 2, 2025 | Education
It’s that time of year again when summer loosens its grip, the cool breeze of seasonal change subtly blows in, and luscious summer gardens start to wane. This can be a sad time for gardeners, but the good news is, it’s not time to stop gardening! (Is it ever, really?)...
