Alice Moskowitz

Tara Ekiert, who is entering her senior year at William Paterson University in Wayne, has been working this summer as an intern at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum. She spends approximately 15 hours a week entering vital information into the database for Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum’s Plant Identification Program. When she completes […]

Connor Bushoven, a North Haledon resident and a senior at Paramus Catholic High School, has completed his Eagle Scout project at Laurelwood Arboretum. He designed, created and installed eight bird signs along the arboretum’s pathways. For four of the signs, he built accompanying bird houses that he hopes will attract birds that are not often

Children and therapy dogs will be brought together in a heart-warming program at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road, Wayne on Sunday, August 14, at 2 p.m. The program, which is sponsored by Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA), is free and open to children from 5 to 10 years

More than 60 people attended a lecture on the Geology of Laurelwood Arboretum given by Dr. Marty Becker, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science at William Paterson University and a lifelong resident of the Pines Lake area of Wayne. The talk was followed by a tour of the arboretum during which Dr. Becker pointed out

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will host free Summer Highlights guided tours of Laurelwood Arboretum on Sunday, July 24, at 2 p.m. Tours will begin at the Knippenberg Center for Education, which is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. “The beautiful Sensory Garden is coming into full bloom, and there are lovely

On Wednesday, July 20th, at 3 p.m., Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will host Gardeners’ Journal, a monthly discussion group on interesting and timely gardening topics. The discussions, which are free and open to the public, will take place at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Road, Wayne. Journal meetings may

Renowned gardening expert Kerry Ann Mendez will be featured at a joint meeting of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) and the Master Gardener Association of Passaic County (MGAPC) on Sunday, July 17, at 2 p.m. The title of her talk will be “Small Gardens, Big Attitudes.”  The meeting will be held at the Knippenberg Center

Dr. Marty Becker, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science at William Paterson University, will be the featured speaker on Wednesday, July 13, at 4 p.m. at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive, Wayne. The program is free and open to the public. Dr. Becker specializes in paleontology, geology and