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This fall, something unexpected stirs in the forest. Towering skeletons have emerged from the autumn mist, each with a secret style of its own. Venture closer and meet them face to face, only at Holden Arboretum. Tickets & Info
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HF&G scientists are making groundbreaking discoveries & saving our native trees.
Holden scientists, conservationists and community foresters are award-winning and nationally acclaimed.
How Nonnative Plants Respond to Climate Change: Holden Arboretum Researchers Report
Scientists agree: Global warming is real, and it’s happening today. Here in northeast Ohio, we can most clearly see the signs during spells of too-warm-too-early weather in the spring or in stronger-than-average storm fronts.
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Holden researchers put forest management strategies to the test. Here’s what they found
Private landowners play a critical role in preserving Ohio’s natural heritage where a majority of the state’s eight million acres of forest are privately owned. To manage these forests, land stewards commonly employ strategies like selective thinning and removal of invasive shrubs, but what do these strategies actually accomplish?
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Continuing our Work on Beech Leaf Disease
One of the reasons why BLD research at Holden Arboretum is important is because we are located in the same county where this disease originated. But it’s also important that we go beyond the arboretum to study this disease as it spreads in Ohio and across North America.
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Latest From the Blog
September 17, 2025
Restoring Forests, Engaging Landowners, Advancing Science—All in One Place
A version of this article originally appeared on The Applied Ecologist. What would it look like to combine scientific research, public education, and ecosystem restoration all in one place? Less… more
September 8, 2025
Ongoing HF&G Study Tests a Novel Way to Give Urban Tree Plantings a Boost
Planting trees in cities can bring a host of benefits. They pull pollutants and carbon dioxide out of the air, cool neighborhoods, reduce stormwater runoff, and make streets more inviting… more
September 4, 2025
Moths on the Move
My job at Holden Forests & Gardens as the propagator is to produce and take care of baby plants. That often involves going out into the gardens and natural areas… more
