Alice Moskowitz

Nicholas Cowie, a senior at William Paterson University, has been working as an intern at Laurelwood Arboretum under the direction of Executive Director Elaine Fogerty. His assignment is to develop and write a management maintenance plan for the arboretum. “I started out by researching what other arboreta had and found that only two had existing

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