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Habitat Horticulture

LxL Habitat Horticulture

These posts give an overview of the types of projects students in the Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ Habitat Horticulture program lead.

Bee Campus USA designation brings buzz to UCD, community

Tue, October 08, 2019

Environmental Education

As a sign of its commitment to pollinator health, UC Davis recently became the first University of California campus to become certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate, via the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Planning your own super bloom

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Fri, September 20, 2019

Environmental Education

UC Davis Arboretum Teaching Nursery will begin selling research-backed selection of native annual wildflower seeds that are proven to attract pollinators.

Image of Learning by Leading Sustainable Horticulture interns in a student-planted wildflower meadow.

California Native Wildflower Seeds

The Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden is piloting the sale of native wildflower seeds at its upcoming plant sales. The wildflower seeds selected for sale to the public were chosen based on research done by the UC Davis Pollination Ecology lab led by Dr. Neal Williams which found that these species attract local pollinators that will continually revisit!

UC Davis Blossoms as Next Bee Campus USA in the Nation

Wed, July 24, 2019

Environmental Education

The University of California, Davis has become the first University of California campus and 78th educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program.

Bee Campus USA

UC Davis is the first University of California campus to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program.

Designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators, UC Davis joins more than one-hundred-fifty other cities and campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators.

Image of Learning by Leading student landscaping.

Students, apply by Nov. 26 for a paid position with our new Learning by Leading Habitat Horticulture team!

Fri, November 09, 2018

Community Engagement

Apply to be a Learning by Leading™
Habitat Horticulture Co-Coordinator Applications due November 26
Two paid positions available

Photo of a flower fly on blue-eyed grass

Flower Flies: Beneficial Bee Mimics

Wed, October 10, 2018

Also referred to as hoverflies, flower flies are one of the lesser-known beneficial insects in the garden. Adult flower flies feed on nectar and pollen and are important pollinators just like their mimicked bee counterparts.

Habitat Horticulture

This team engages students in hands-on learning and community outreach as we transform our landscapes into urban habitat. We focus on climate-ready landscapes that support biodiversity, with an emphasis on plant-pollinator interactions. This team’s work is centered in the habitat gardens of the Environmental GATEway, located at the west end of the Arboretum and Public Garden.