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Arb Notes: prairie roots run deep at McKnight Prairie

Samara Kroeger May 9, 2021

Rising out of the landscape like tiny islands in a vast sea of corn and soybeans, the hills of McKnight Prairie provide a refuge for rare native prairie plants.  This 33-acre plot of land located...

Arb Notes: spring warbler migration in the Arb

Reed Ebbinghaus May 2, 2021

As the weather in southern Minnesota warms and insects begin to emerge, the Arb will soon become host to a stunning group of migratory visitors. These are the wood-warblers, a diverse family of exceptionally...

Arb Notes: Fields of fire!

Klara Heuchert April 25, 2021

Photo provided by Hannah Marty. It’s spring, and that means that some parts of the Arboretum will be burned! Arb staff conduct prescribed fires every spring when the weather is dry but plants are...

Ball of Garter Snakes

Arb Notes: Sneaky snake sex

Samara Kroeger April 18, 2021

Mating season is just around the corner for many animals that call the Arb home.  For our native garter snake population, mating is quite the sight… and smell.  Garter snakes, which are non-venomous,...

Arb notes: gardening gone askew

Kestrel Liu April 11, 2021

As the implausibly gorgeous weather jumpstarts Spring Term, many of us find ourselves savoring the warm breeze on lawns or under trees. Taking a stroll across campus, you likely would notice some...

Arb notes: consequential chirps

Kestrel Liu February 27, 2021

As the weather here in Northfield starts to take a more amicable turn, hopefully you all get a chance to spend some time outdoors and outside the hustle and bustle of Week 8. All around campus, colorful...

Arb notes: overwintering in the Arb – arboreal methods of survival

Alec Leonetti February 13, 2021

During this very chilly week in February, it is hard to imagine staying outside in one spot the entire winter. Trees are unfortunately in this situation: if without the proper protections in place,...

Arb notes: the role of conservation in the climate crisis

Sydney Marie Jones February 6, 2021

Earlier this month, the Minnesota chapter of the Nature Conservancy released a report on the state of the climate crisis in Minnesota. While the data are startling—in fifty years, Minnesota summers...

Arb notes: warming climate incites hot debate

Samara Kroeger January 30, 2021

The consequences of rapidly accelerating climate change have put ecologists and conservationists in a moral and ecological pickle.  The debate over assisted migration - whether humans should intentionally...

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