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Trees, people, and arboreta: An interview with the new ArbNet Leader, Dr. Andrea Brennan
In late 2022, ArbNet was excited to launch a new position, ArbNet Leader, to help grow the interactive community of arboreta into its second decade. Dr. Andrea Brennan joined the team as the first in that position. Now that she has several months at ArbNet “under her belt”, we asked her some questions about her interest and background in trees and her perspectives on ArbNet:
How did you become interested in trees?
ArbNet Honored with 2022 Program of Excellence Award!
June, 2022
ArbNet was honored with the 2022 American Public Gardens Association (APGA) Program Excellence Award. The award celebrates an original and pioneering public horticulture program. In the over ten years since The Morton Arboretum established ArbNet, we've made great strides in tree planting and care, facilitating collaboration among gardens and arboreta, and providing opportunities for the botanical community to grow. The program has accredited more than 500 arboreta globally.
A Time for Trees, A Time for Arboreta
ArbNet accredits 500th arboretum
ArbNet: 10 years of fostering collaborations, furthering professionalism, and advancing the planting and conservation of trees through the global network of arboreta
New ‘Mini Poplar Gardens’ Pair Research and Outreach
In collaboration with ArbNet, Dr. Jill Hamilton, assistant professor at North Dakota State University, and colleagues at Virginia Tech, University of Vermont and University of Maryland have recruited 18 universities and arboreta nationwide to plant ‘mini’ common garden experiments of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), balsam poplar (P. balsamifera), and their hybrids as part of a new garden-based research network, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Plant Genome Research program.
ArbNet and BGCI Announce Reciprocal Accreditation Program
BGCI Botanic Garden Accreditation and ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Announce Reciprocal Arrangement
ArbNet and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) announced today an agreement to allow applicants to be considered for accreditation by both organizations through a single application.
What's in an Arboretum?
Ideas for Design of Outdoor Spaces for Learning and for Play
College Planning & Managment - February 2018
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