Public Events for May 2011
May 1 - Sunday, 1-2:30 p.m.
Arboretum Walk: "Flowers of May Day." What better way to spend a May  
Day, a cross-quarter day like November 1 and February 2--half way  
between an equinox and solstice. Walk with naturalists through the  
woodland wildflower restorations near the Visitor Center.

May 1 - Sunday, 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Arboretum Special Event: Free narrated tours aboard the Badger Trolley  
begin at the Visitor Center. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. See  
what's in bloom in Longenecker Gardens, view our prairies and  
woodlands in spring color and learn more about the Arboretum's history  
and purpose.

May 4 Wednesday Longenecker Horticultural Gardens Tour: Early spring  
flowering woody ornamentals
Led by Dr. Ed Hasselkus, Curator of Longenecker Horticultural Gardens,  
this tour will include the yellow and Little Girl Series magnolias,  
early lilacs and rhododendrons, and other spring flowering plants.

May 7 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Friends of the Arboretum Native Plant Sale. More than 100 species of  
quality prairie plants, woodland plants, shrubs, vines and trees are  
available for purchase under one tent. Experts will be on hand to  
answer questions. Proceeds support Arboretum projects.

May7 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Wingra Oak Savanna."  
Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and  
savannas. Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with  
advance notice. Meet at the gravel parking lot along Arbor Drive just  
off Monroe Street. For more information: 608-265-5214 or 
mlfarrior@wisc.edu

May 8 - Sunday, 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Arboretum Special Event: Free narrated tours aboard the Badger Trolley  
begin at the Visitor Center. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. See  
what's in bloom in Longenecker Gardens, view our prairies and  
woodlands in spring color and learn more about the Arboretum's history  
and purpose.

May 8 - Sunday, 1-2 p.m.
Arboretum Mother's Day Walk: "Arboretum Sampler." Explore an Arboretum  
woodland, wetland and prairie for a sampler of what is happening near  
the Visitor Center.

May 8 - Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Arboretum Family Walk. "Spring Is Here." This naturalist-led walk is  
tailored to families with young children and explores the prairies,  
woodlands or wetlands near the Visitor Center.

May 11 - Wednesday, 7-8:15 p.m.
Arboretum Longenecker Gardens Tour: "Flowering Crabapples and Lilacs."
Emeritus Professor of Horticulture Ed Hasselkus, curator of the  
Longenecker Gardens, will concentrate on the Arboretum's excellent  
collection of flowering crabapples and present highlights in the  
Gardens' large lilac collection.

May 14 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Grady Tract." Volunteer  
for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas.  
Tools and training are provided, and groups are welcome with advance  
notice. Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot. For more information:  
608-265-5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu

May 14 - Saturday, 8-9:30 p.m.
Arboretum Night Walk: "Sunset Serenade." Take in the sights and sounds  
of a late spring evening with a prairie or woodland sunset at 8:30  
followed by an hour of twilight time.

May 15 - Sunday, 1-3 p.m.
Arboretum Walk: "Oak Openings and Restored Prairies." Look for  
wildflowers and see what makes Greene Prairie one of the most  
spectacular prairie restorations. Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot,  
located at the southeast corner of the Beltline and Seminole Highway.

May 15 - Sunday 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Arboretum Special Event: Free narrated tours aboard the Badger Trolley  
begin at the Visitor Center. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. See  
what's in bloom in Longenecker Gardens, view our prairies and  
woodlands in spring color and learn more about the Arboretum's history  
and purpose.

May 18 - Wednesday, 7-8:15 p.m.
Arboretum Longenecker Gardens Tour: "Azaleas and Rhododendrons."
Dr. Deb McCown, a specialist in woody ornamentals, will discuss the  
care of these plants in the Madison area.

May 21 - Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon
Arboretum Ecological Restoration Work Party: "Core Area and Curtis  
Prairie." Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about  
prairies and savannas. Tools and training are provided, and groups are  
welcome with advance notice. Meet at the front steps of the Visitor  
Center. For more information: 608-265-5214 or mlfarrior@wisc.edu

May 22 - Sunday, 1-3 p.m.
Arboretum Walk: "West Curtis Prairie and Noe Woods." Noe Woods is a 41- 
acre white oak/black oak woods typical of those that developed on  
former savannas. Many of the trees date back 150 years, a time when  
European settlers put an end to the fires that had maintained the  
savannas.

May 22 - Sunday, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Earth Partnership for Families: Plants in the Arboretum. This program  
is all about the plants that are growing at the Arboretum. You will  
learn about native plants and invasive species. There will be  
activities and games on plant names, plant identification, and  
creating and naming your own invented plants. The walk from 1:30-2:30  
will involve looking for spring wildflowers and identifying and  
pulling garlic mustard.

May 25 - Wednesday, 7-8:15 p.m.
Arboretum Longenecker Gardens Tour: "Small Ornamental Trees"
Jeff Epping, Director of Horticulture at Olbrich Botanical Gardens,  
will highlight some of the Gardens' interesting, and unusual,  
ornamental small trees.

May 29 - Sunday, 1-3 p.m.
Arboretum Walk: "Greene Prairie Spectacular." Look for wildflowers and  
see what makes Greene Prairie such a spectacular prairie restoration.  
Meet at the Grady Tract parking lot, located at the southeast corner  
of the Beltline and Seminole Highway.


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Molly Fifield Murray
University of Wisconsin Madison-Arboretum
Publications and Public Relations
Phone: 608.262.5522
Fax: 608.262.5209