Rebekah Golden 
On a recent visit to the Dorena Genetic Resource Center near Cottage Grove, Hoyt Arboretum staff stepped into one of the country’s leading quantitative resistance research facilities and saw, firsthand, how science is helping forests keep pace with fast-moving threats. What’s happening at Dorena isn’t abstract. It’s hands-on, large-scale, and urgent. What Is Quantitative Resistance? … Read more
At Hoyt Arboretum, our trails are more than paths through the forest—they’re galleries in a living museum, where trees and shrubs are thoughtfully arranged like exhibits. And this time of year, the Witch Hazel Exhibit steals the show as their signature, spidery flowers begin to unfurl. Some Botanical Background Witch hazels (Hamamelis) are full of … Read more
On a rainy spring morning in 2022, a bus full of elementary school students crossed the Fremont Bridge for the first time. Some of them screamed—not from fear, but from wonder. They had never crossed a river before. A few thought it was the ocean. For Natalie Camelio, a teacher at Scott Elementary, moments like … Read more
If you were to sneak a peek into Hoyt Arboretum’s maintenance yard, the first things you’d notice might be the practical signs of a working natural area: tightly packed work trucks, shelving stacked floor-to-ceiling with shovels, rakes, pruners, and handsaws, bins of organized work gloves, and everything necessary for everyday stewardship. But—past the tools and … Read more
Every Tuesday is a lively one at Hoyt Arboretum—boots clomping and the comforting chatter of people gathering for our weekly stewardship crew. But, the week before Thanksgiving, Tuesday Crew felt special. When I arrived that morning and saw just how many people were packed into the classroom listening to Martin share the plan for the … Read more