Tag: Arboretum

  • Future Leaders Thrive in Natural Classrooms of Cofrin Arboretum

    Future Leaders Thrive in Natural Classrooms of Cofrin Arboretum

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    Since the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum opening in the mid-1970s, thousands of students have had the opportunity to trade four walls for a forest, and pencils for open prairies. “At UW-Green Bay, we are so lucky to have this amazing resource so close to us. Being able to simply walk from an indoor classroom to the…

  • Center for Biodiversity Part of Eco-U Tradition

    Center for Biodiversity Part of Eco-U Tradition

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay — known as Eco-U since its founding in 1965 — sits in a unique location, overlooking the bay of Green Bay. It’s home to the 290-acre Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, which provides valuable habitat and ecosystem resources for students and faculty conducting research. The hub of that research activity is the…