by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Nov 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
We have some wonderful things planned for you in 2023, including, we hope, the installation of a brand new Winter Display Garden. The Winter Display Garden will be located on the west side of the Jewett Interpretive Center welcoming guests with a variety of colors and...
by Anakaren Garcia | Oct 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Over the years the autumn season has been referred to by a number of different names such as Fall, Sweater Weather, Harvest Time, and/or Pumpkin Spice Season. But regardless of what we call it, fall provides everyone with cooler weather and a variety of color changes...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Aug 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Missoula Floods and the Ice Age: versed in Cataclysmic and Catastrophe Praises If I were a stranger to the Pacific Northwest, I would probably wonder why there’s such a diversity in the geography between the western and eastern regions of the Cascades Mountain range....
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Arboretum Friends, The Yakima Area Arboretum is a valued part of our community. Outdoor spaces, trails, parks, and public gardens are essential to our well-being and quality of life. Hundreds of people visit the Arboretum each week to connect with nature and to find...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
“2010, planning meeting at the Arboretum in consideration of building a nature center.” This was right up my alley! Since the 1990’s I had been involved in the development of the Seward Park Audubon Center (AC) in Seattle through my membership on the board of Audubon...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Dec 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Arboretum Friends, As we have all navigated these crazy and challenging times we have come to realize what is truly important to each of us and it is not just the obvious things like essential workers, PPE, and toilet paper, but it is also the refuge provided by...
