by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear Arboretum Friends, With our most heartfelt apologies, we announce that this year’s annual Luminaria candle-lit walk has been canceled. We have hosted this event for more than 30 years and have come to enjoy it almost as much as our visitors. But after many...
by Colleen Adams-Schuppe | Sep 25, 2020 | Board of Directors, Uncategorized
Dear Arboretum Friends, If you are like me and believe that communities are stronger and happier when we have beautiful parks and public gardens to relax and recreate in then I invite you to join me in financially supporting the Yakima Area Arboretum. My name is...
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 Garrett Brenden | Aug 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
What if I told you that the forests you see in our mountains and across our landscape now may be wildly different in the next 100 years? Ok sure, 100 years is a long time, but some of our trees can live longer than 300+ years. So why would forests change in 100...
