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September 15, 2023
Restoring Wildflowers to the Forests: Insights from a Soil Fungi Experiment
By Mikaela Lancy, Research Specialist
I’d found myself kneeling in the leaf litter, surrounded by forest, my fingers carefully arranging a leaflet of the small plant before me, my other hand adjusting a ruler to...more
September 8, 2023
How to Identify Mushrooms and Other Fungi
By Claudia Bashian-Victoroff, MS, Research Specialist
Let's distinguish what makes a mushroom different from other fungi, and learn to identify them.
September 1, 2023
Appreciate the Life Beneath Your Feet This Fall: National Mushroom Month
By David J. Burke, PhD, Vice President for Science and Conservation
If you’ve had a chance to spend time outdoors this week, you can feel late summer sliding into northern Ohio. The air feels a bit heavier, and a bit cooler...more
August 21, 2023
Holden Researchers Explore an Underappreciated Way Warmer Temperatures Will Impact Ecosystems: Decomposition
By Anna Funk, Science Communication Specialist
In a new study, researchers at the Holden Arboretum improve our understanding of a mechanism for how climate change will impact natural ecosystems.
August 17, 2023
Attending the Ecological Society of America (ESA) Annual Conference
HF&G’s current Norweb Fellow, Lydia Jahn, attended the Ecological Society of America (ESA) annual conference this month and presented our research on spring wildflowers in Stebbins Gulch at a poster...more
June 20, 2023
Holden Forests & Gardens Receives the 2023 Program Excellence Award from The American Public Gardens Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Holden Forests & Gardens Receives the Program Excellence Award from the American Public Gardens Association Working Woods Learning Forest™ Teaches Public and Private Landowners How to Care...more
June 6, 2023
Effects of Climate Warming on Forest Plants
Spring forest phenology update: community scientists help Holden researchers study the effects of climate warming on forest plants. Each year at the Holden Arboretum, volunteers team up with members of...more
April 7, 2023
A Day in Bole Woods with Holden Researchers
By Claudia Bashian-Victoroff, MS, Research Specialist
The Soil Ecology Lab here at the Holden Arboretum is all about collaboration! This week members of our lab spent a day in Bole Woods to do site maintenance for...more
March 24, 2023
The Challenges of Rhododendron Research
By Sharon Halkovics, Research Specialist
Rhododendrons are loved by many gardeners for their bright, kaleidoscopic spring flowers. They are special for many reasons, including rhododendron being one of the most species-rich genus of woody flowering...more
