Native Plants
National Organizations Directory
As a service to the public, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center collects information on native plant societies, conservation groups, governmental agencies, botanical gardens, arboreta, and other plant-related organizations throughout North America. Click here to add your organization to the directory. Affiliates are organizations that partner with the Wildflower Center to encourage the preservation and use of native plants in different regions of the country.
University of Wisconsin - Madison Arboretum
Address: 1207 Seminole Highway
Madison, WI 53711
Region: Midwest
Phone: (608) 263-7888
Fax: (608) 262-5209
Web: wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/arboretum
Organization Scope: State/Regional
Organization Type: Arboretum
Services this organization provides
- Inventory and/or monitor endangered/rare species
- Work on restoration projects
- Natural habitat management
- Wildflower or native habitat display on property
- Support research with grants, awards, etc.
- Conducts research
- Publish research
- Provide educational programming
- Open to the public
- Membership program
- Offer public programs, trips, seminars, etc.
- Propagate native plants
- Native plant sales
Native Plant Focus: Native plants, restoration of ecosystems native to Wisconsin - prairies, savannas, woods, and wetlands.
Publications: Guide to the Aboretum (2 times/year); brochures and materials for educators
Description: The Arboretum features 1200 acres of restored ecological communities representing the diversity of plants and animals that existed before large-scale human settlement in Wisconsin.
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