News

Dr. Brian Kane's article in TCI Magazine on a Tree Decay research study experiment. Published Jan 2026.

Dr. Rick Harper's presentation on trees and their environmental benefits

Landscape Services Begins Spraying Campus Trees for Beech Leaf Disease

tree warden dinner event

founder's day 2025 scenes

Athena Vasilopoulos will be presenting their poster at the Undergraduate Research Conference from 2:15-3 this Friday April 18th in the Campus Center Auditorium, poster slot A64? The title is “Edge Effects on Arboreal Invertebrates” and the data is from the ALC Research Plot/Waugh Arboretum trees

In April 2021, Brian Kane, MA Arborists Association professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation, wrote about the importance to preserve the historic Buttonball tree in Sunderland – the largest tree in MA — that was then at risk from a  reconstruction project. Brian notes in his article that the tree has been there for hundreds of years. Frank Waugh in 1938 sketched this tree. The etching by Waugh is on display at the at the Exhibition: A Landscape Legacy.

Brian's article: "Preserve this incredible resource and piece of history in Sunderland" was published in the Greenfield

Founder's Day is a campus celebration of events and activities. It takes place on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 on the UMass Amherst campus. Last year over 20 departments and the Arboretum Committee hosted more than 35 events. Join the Arboretum Committee members and friends for these events:

Join us for a walking tour of the arboretum on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 4pm. Meet at the entrance to the DuBois Library. Learn about the arboretum’s most notable specimens, gardens, and historic landscapes. The tour will be led by Waugh Arboretum Committee members including Michael Amato and Todd Cournoyor. The tour lasts for 1.5 - 2 hours. All are welcome.