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Morris Arboretum & Gardens Urban Forestry Consulting team helps manage the approximately 6,500 trees on the University of Pennsylvania campus, including the Penn Treaty Elm which requires a plethora of strategies to protect and maintain its biological health and structural stability. One feature of its defensive gauntlet is a lightning protection system, and the Morris has developed a sturdier, adjustable, more sustainable system dubbed the Morris Lightning Protection Attachment.

This summer, Compton Horticulturist Jen Monico traveled to Sweden and Denmark where she visited gardens and private estates to learn more about garden design and management.

Audio artist Richard Hamilton debuted his 24-minute soundscape piece, Auscultation Points, at the Morris during a workshop in June 2024. His piece, a combination of sounds recorded from across the Morris, encourages you to immerse yourself in nature.

This past June, Matt Walker, the Martha S. Miller and Rusty Miller Urban Forestry Fellow, attended the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI) annual conference in Atlanta as a youth delegate.

Native plants, trees, and shrubs play a critical role in maintaining the health and stability of Pennsylvania’s ecosystem—and the Morris has been at the forefront of native plant research for nearly a century.

Kevin Hennigan and Jo Schirling, both 2024 graduates of Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School, spent every Tuesday and Thursday of their senior year interning at the Morris—and they did everything, from decimating pests and diseases in the greenhouse to assisting Plant Science by using satellite technology.

Hot, bold colors dominate this year's Victorian-inspired exhibition! 

Take part in our Summer of Dinos photo contest for a chance to win a family membership to the Morris Arboretum & Gardens!