Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum

  1. September 13, 2023

    MBGNA work propels center focused on Indigenous people

    U-M is set to play a pivotal role in the newly announced National Science Foundation center that will braid Indigenous knowledge systems with Western science to address some of our most pressing issues.

  2. September 11, 2023

    Web developer’s photography passion takes flight

    Jocelyn Anderson, a web developer in LSA, has photographed or taken video of more than 200 species of birds in Michigan and shares them on her Instagram account and website.

  3. August 25, 2023

    Storms force temporary closure of Nichols Arboretum

    Nichols Arboretum will be closed temporarily while teams assess and address damage from recent severe storms. Matthaei Botanical Gardens remains open. Please check the Matthaei-Nichols website for updates.

  4. June 5, 2023

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  5. April 3, 2023

    Michigan App upgrade encourages nature exploration

    Nature Rx, a collaboration with Voices of the Staff and Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, is now available for Michigan App users to quickly find a bit of nature near them to explore.

  6. April 3, 2023

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  7. February 6, 2023

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. January 10, 2023

    Refugee-focused community garden celebrates its first year

    An area of U-M’s Campus Farm has been dubbed “The Freedom Garden” — a space where refugee clients can grow their own food through community gardening.    

  9. January 9, 2023

    Bonsai specialist embraces nature at a smaller scale

    Jack Sustic, the bonsai specialist at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, has his own extensive collection of more than 60 bonsai trees in his home.

  10. July 13, 2021

    U-M welcomes Art Fair visitors as museums, galleries, gardens reopen

    After being canceled during the 2020 pandemic year, the Ann Arbor Art Fair will return to downtown and parts of the U-M campus June 15-17, along with the reopening of several U-M museums, galleries and other public spaces.