Press Releases

A group of Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) volunteers worked to stabilize a bare soil bank near “Dorothy’s bench” along Look-Out Trail. The bench was made by John Knippenberg. It is composed of a split hemlock log with a lumber back. It is where Dorothy would sit to look out and view the lower gardens near the […]

Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of Laurelwood Arboretum, talked to a group of more than 30 about the benefits of using native plants in their home landscapes. The program at the Knippenberg Center for Education was followed by a tour of the arboretum’s 600-square-foot Native Plant Demonstration Garden, which features plants that are native to New

Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of Laurelwood Arboretum, will present a free program on Native Plants for the Home Landscape on Sunday, September 11, at 2 p.m. at the Knippenberg Center for Education at Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne. The program will feature a talk and slide show about the history and role

Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) is hosting its free monthly Storytime program for children on Sunday, September 18 at 2 pm at the Knippenberg Center for Education, Laurelwood Arboretum, 725 Pines Lake Drive East in Wayne. The title of the program is, “Giants in the Garden.”  The reading of the story will be followed by

There will be a great deal of excitement at Laurelwood Arboretum the weekend of September 24th and 25th, when Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) hosts Art at the Arboretum at the Knippenberg Center for Education, 725 Pines Lake Drive West in Wayne. The event will provide an opportunity for people to view and purchase artwork

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