Image of staff and students planting a floating island to improve the Arboretum Waterway.
Learning by Leading

We provide our interns with a variety of opportunities to gain real-world environmental restoration and education experience.

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Welcome to the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden and our new website!

For over 80 years, the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden has provided a resource for our students and community members to learn about and gain transformative leadership experiences in environmental stewardship and education. Our hope is that this new website will showcase these efforts and expand upon our ability to share how we are helping reimagine the university of the future with our campus partners as well as our entire community! Please browse the site and let us know if you have any question, comments or ideas.

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Places to see

birdwatching
Image of Ann Daniel with samples of plants found in the Arboretum GATEway Garden.

Sustainable Gardening Toolkit

By creating attractive, low-water landscapes with plants perfect for our area while helping restore wildlife habitat.

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Image of Andrea Grant and Daisy Valdez planting the UC Davis Salad Bowl Garden in the Arboretum and Public Garden.

Learning by Leading: Student Internships

Leadership skills and real-world experience combine to help our students address the earth’s most important environmental issues.

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Image of Stacey Parker and the cardboard she used to remove her front lawn.

Using Cardboard to Break Up with Your Lawn

GATEways Horticulturist Stacey Parker used cardboard to break up with her lawn. Here's how!

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Environmental impact...our campus is more than a pretty place

APGA Board of Directors Meeting

Featured Environmental Improvement : Arboretum Waterway