Entries tagged with ‘Linnaeus Arboretum’
Gustavus Adolphus College Renames Campus Arboretum
The Gustavus Board of Trustees voted to change the name of the College's award-winning 125-acre arboretum.
FAQs: The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College
On October 12, 2021, Board of Trustees Chair Scott Anderson announced that the College would remove "Linnaeus" from the name of the arboretum.
Linnaeus Symposium Explores Changing Climate in Minnesota
Four experts will join Linnaeus Arboretum Director Scott Moeller and Director of the Johnson Center for Environmental Innovation this Thursday.
Bards in the Arb Series Features Su Hwang and Michael Torres
The two Minnesota-based poets will be hosted by the Department of English for a free, public reading on Thursday, March 21.
Five Questions with Naturalist Jim Gilbert: Arboretum Anniversary Edition
The Linnaeus Arboretum celebrates 45 years this week. We asked Minnesota naturalist and former director Jim Gilbert five questions to celebrate.
Shine: Eric Dugdale
CORE VALUE: COMMUNITY. Eric Dugdale brings students into collaborative research on the Venetus A, the oldest surviving manuscript of Homer’s Iliad. Seven students have traveled to the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C., to learn to read the manuscript and enter its text and commentary in XML mark-up language, creating the first complete edition. […]
A Busy Autumn at the Linnaeus Arboretum
The Linnaeus Arboretum was a busy place this fall, as it hosted a variety of events and made several important updates.
May 8 is Arboretum Volunteer Day
In recognition of National Public Gardens Day, the Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College will host Arboretum Volunteer Day from 2 to 5 p.m. Friday, May 8.
Gustavus Unveils First Linnaeus Arboretum Calendar
Gustavus Adolphus College recently created and published its first Linnaeus Arboretum calendar. The 2009 calendar features an array of photographs taken in and near the College's Linnaeus Arboretum by local photographer and retired Gustavus controller, Anders Bjorling, a 1958 Gustavus graduate.
Coneflower Prairie Project Moves Forward
In 2007, the Linnaeus Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College received a grant from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation to help develop a new 70-acre prairie on the west side of the arboretum. The development of the new "Coneflower Prairie" took a significant step forward earlier this fall when the planting process was initiated by Feder's Prairie Seed Co. of Blue Earth, Minn.