Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Mandy Tu, Plant Taxonomist and Herbarium Curator at Hoyt Arboretum. She’s been working with Portland Parks & … Read more
I love seeing the golden colors of conifers in the fall. But aren’t conifers evergreen? Most conifers are evergreen, but a few species go for the gold in the fall. Like most broad-leaf trees, they are deciduous. That is, they drop their leaves every winter. This adaptation helps the trees survive the freezing cold of … Read more
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Becky Schreiber, Deputy Director at Hoyt Arboretum Friends. She’s been working with HAF since 2013. So—what’s with … Read more
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Mareshah “MJ” Jackson, Communications & Development Coordinator at Hoyt Arboretum Friends since 2019. MJ has been Hoyt … Read more
Local author and Hoyt Arboretum neighbor Phyllis Reynolds will be interviewing Hoyt Arboretum’s staff over the coming weeks to introduce you to the people who make up Hoyt Arboretum’s team. This week, we’d like to introduce you to Emily Lytle, Program Manager at Hoyt Arboretum Friends since 2017. Hoyt Arboretum’s Program Manager is Emily Lytle, … Read more