A transformational $3.7 million gift from Cate McGuire and her husband Michael Smith honors her memory while establshing support for the Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ program. As the largest gift in the organization's 90-year history, the donation represents a powerful investment in the next generation of environmental leaders.
Visit the 100-acre UC Davis Arboretum on any weekday morning, and you'll likely find an ecology class studying wildlife, student interns tending a garden they designed, or a parent pointing out a beautiful flower to a child — most unaware of the programs and planning behind the scenes that make it all possible.
Open until filled! Students can get hands-on experience caring for vibrant and climate resilient landscapes, completing tasks like weeding, mulching, irrigating, and using power tools, as a Landscape Assistant for the Arboretum and Public Garden.
Open until filled! Students can get hands-on experience caring for vibrant and climate resilient landscapes, completing tasks like weeding, mulching, irrigating, and using power tools, as a Landscape Assistant for the Arboretum and Public Garden.
Apply by May 24! Lead a team of interns in managing and caring for nursery plants as a co-coordinator for the Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading™ Nursery Management team.
Apply by May 24! Care for plants and support plant sales with a dynamic team of expert staff, student employees, and interns as a Nursery Assistant for the Arboretum and Public Garden.
Help transform and enhance public open space on the UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve and naturalized lands, build climate and fire resilience, and benefit the campus community and the broader region as a Reserve Land Steward. Apply to be a fellow with the California Climate Action Corps at the Arboretum and Public Garden. In addition to performing on-the-ground land management and habitat restoration, fellows will also receive training, build networks and be mentored by expert staff.
Restore wetland habitats, care for climate-ready trees, and renovate campus landscapes to better handle a warming climate as a fellow with the California Climate Action Corps at the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. In addition to on the ground work, fellows will also undergo training, build networks and work under expert mentors.
Apply by May 8! Collaborate with a dynamic team of expert staff, student employees, and interns as a newsletter writer for the Learning by Leading™ program.
Apply by May 6! Help lead community engagement and landscape management projects with a dynamic team of expert staff, student employees, and interns as a co-coordinator for the Habitat Horticulture team.
This spring, the Friends of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Plant Sale will feature a special selection of campus-grown veggie starts, perfect for home gardeners.
A few light sprinkles may be in the forecast for our upcoming plant sale—but seasoned gardeners know that’s actually good news. In fact, this kind of weather creates ideal planting conditions.
At this season’s Friend of the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden Plant Sale, a new tree is making its debut—one that’s as resilient as it is delicious—the jujube!
