Student Leadership

Students from the Edible Landscaping team work to install a row cover.

Edible Landscaping Has Their Produce Covered

by Indigo Wang
Tue, November 12, 2019

Student Leadership

What's going on in the Good Life Garden? Stay updated with the Edible Landscaping team's latest work and contributions to campus.

Arboretum Interns Explore Unique Career Paths by philanthropy

Tue, May 28, 2019

Student Leadership

By Ashley Han

Pinkerton Prize winner Amber Medina ’19 compares the award to a seed that grows into a tree and bears fruit— a fitting description for an annual honor given to three exceptional UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden interns.

New Self-Guided Tour Highlights Iconic Arboretum Oaks

Tue, January 08, 2019

Student Leadership

Learning by Leading™ Museum Education create a new self-guided walking tour of Peter J. Shields Oak Grove that highlight twelve trees trees of international origin from this unique collection.

Image of students preparing to donate their Good Life Garden harvest to The Pantry.

Fall 2018 Edible Plant List

Fri, October 12, 2018

Student Leadership

Below is a list of plants that students in our Learning by Leading™ Edible Landscaping internship will be planting in the UC Davis Good Life Garden in Fall 2018. Most of these plants will also be available at our plant sale on Saturday, October 13 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Learning by Leading Curatorial Internship Recruitment: Applications due Friday, Sept. 28

Tue, September 18, 2018

Student Leadership

The UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ internship program offers quarter-long and school year-long internships in which students can work independently or as a team to solve real-world problems in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.

Arboretum Ambassadors receive gold level Community Service Award

Arboretum Ambassadors Go Gold

Tue, August 07, 2018

Student Leadership

The Arboretum Ambassadors have won their fifth consecutive gold level Community Service Award from the UC Davis Community Service Resource Center for their transformative work in environmental education.

Image of the online story map created by Ella Groff, Learning by Leading Museum Education co-coordinator

Discover the Arboretum’s history and impact with new story map

Tue, June 19, 2018

Student Leadership

Ella Groff, Museum Education Co-coordinator created two interactive online story maps: the first map allows you to explore the special memories that people have made in the UC Davis Arboretum, and the second highlights the UC Davis Arboretum’s rich history as told by some of the people who have seen it grow the most.

Marquee trees debut in Davis this May

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Thu, April 26, 2018

Student Leadership

Coming soon to a tree near you — oversized hang tags promoting the importance of trees — thanks to a collaboration between the City of Davis Tree Commission, Tree Davis, the California Center for Urban Horticulture and the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.

Waterway Steward Nina Suzuki and Student Co-coordinator Kendal Hicks

The Arboretum Waterway’s New Floating Island: A Green Solution

Fri, April 13, 2018

Student Leadership

UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Learning by Leading™ Waterway Stewardship interns launched a floating island of wetland plants in the Arboretum Waterway near Putah Creek Lodge to improve the water quality, wildlife habitat and aesthetic appeal of this portion of the Waterway.

Students tag trees, raise Earth Day awareness

Thu, April 12, 2018

Student Leadership

In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, interns participating in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading Museum Education program will be tying large tags around 50 trees throughout campus and the Arboretum.