by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
“The Arboretum is a wonderful asset for our community. This was never more apparent than during the Covid-19 shutdown this spring, when so many of us were quarantined, and community children could not attend school. The Arboretum became a haven for families and...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Sep 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER AT THE ARBORETUM FOR FIVE YEARS; INVOLVED WITH THE ANNUAL ARBOR FEST ACTIVITIES, HOSTING GARDEN TOURS, LIGHTING CANDLES AT THE LUMINARIA, ON THE AUTUMN BOUNTY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND EVENTUALLY SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ARBORETUM IS...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Aug 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello Arboretum Friends, Look out! So much is happening at the Arboretum this September. First, our traditional fall fundraiser Autumn Bounty, has been re-envisioned for 2020. No big tent, no live auction, and no partying on the courtyard. Instead you’ll find...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Regents Professor Norman Lewis, and fellow researcher and spouse Laurence Davis, shown in the photo above, are holding cuttings from the Arboretum’s Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica or Styphnolobium japonicum planted in 1988) on Friday, June 26, 2020 at...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Apr 19, 2020 | Board of Directors
Dear Friends and Supporters, On Easter Sunday, my family and I took a walk through the Yakima Area Arboretum to enjoy the beauty of the season and to escape, for a short while, the confinement imposed by the Covid-19 virus. The Crabapples were in fine form and the...
