Annual Appeal

Image of Doris Wu holding a large cut out of a black phoebe bird and Melissa Cruz hold a large cutout of a female mallard duck, both are standing under the shade of a tree in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden.

Support the Long-lasting Impact of Learning by Leading

Thu, November 17, 2022

2022 Giving Tuesday and Annual Appeal

Our Learning by Leading program helps us grow the environmental stewards of tomorrow. Please join us in this important work by giving to the UC Davis Friends of the Arboretum and Public Garden Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 29) or anytime this year.

Give Today!

Image of Elizabeth Hursh '22 placing a hummingbird feeder in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden as part of an ongoing research project.

Students keep our landscapes alive with pollinators

Wed, December 15, 2021

Elizabeth Hursh ’22 is happiest when surrounded by hummingbirds, bees and other busy pollinators in the Arboretum and Public Garden. Their presence means she’s doing her job right.

As a Co-Coordinator with our Learning by Leading™ Habitat Horticulture program, Elizabeth is helping transform landscapes into gorgeous garden habitats, with an emphasis on sustainable practices and plant-pollinator interactions.

Image of Iris Garcia and Annika Petersen, the new co-coordinators for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Urban Tree Stewardship program.

Support Needed for New Urban Tree Stewardship Program

Fri, November 13, 2020

Student Leadership

Consider a gift to support Learning by Leading™ and our newest program strand, Urban Tree Stewardship, created to ensure that UC Davis has a thriving, resilient urban forest for decades to come — even as our climate warms.

Your Community Support Helps Students Lead!

Tue, September 24, 2019

Community Engagement

Consider a Gift to the Friends Year-End Appeal

The Arboretum and Public Garden’s student internship program, Learning by Leading™, is helping to empower young leaders to address the urgent environmental issues of our time including climate change, habitat destruction and species extinction.

Image of Arboretum Ambassador co-coordinator Amber Medina.

Annual Appeal supports Learning by Leading program

Fri, December 21, 2018

Community Engagement

Support from Friends members and other community and foundation partners is what keeps the Learning by Leading™ program growing. Consider making a gift during the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Annual Appeal. Your gift will help us expand the Learning by Leading™ internship to impact more students next year.