Emily Perlmutter’s Photovoice project shows that plastic bottles often end up as litter, even when plenty of recycling and trash bins are in the area.
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Lauren Johnston used the Photovoice project to show that usable items can also become trash.
Alayna Dake took a look at how projects to improve the landscape can also pollute it.
Aubrey Grzywacz’s Photovoice project shed light on how much waste humans create daily.
The Arboretum at Penn State has collaborated with Emily Olsen, a former Arboretum intern and volunteer who now teaches for the Penn State College of Education, to share some examples of a Photovoice project that her students completed during the fall 2023 semester.
Penn State News — The initiative maps campus trees and fulfills Penn State’s land-grant mission through education, research, and community collaborations.
We encourage you to take a stroll through the gardens this winter season and take in our festive seasonal displays, complete with planted containers; decorated trees; fresh-cut evergreens; hand-made wreaths, ornaments, and creations; and lights!
‘Winter King’ is known for producing larger drupes than the species and many other cultivars. These fruits persist well into winter and provide sustenance for many of the birds that frequent the Arboretum.
Maidenhair trees are showing off their fall outfits at the Arboretum. Our collection is currently transforming from green to golden yellow around our Marsh Meadow garden landscape.
With 65 specimens to admire, common witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) can be enjoyed for several weeks as they bloom from October to December and peak between mid-October and mid-November.