WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series
Local and regional experts on a variety of nature-related subjects give public talks at the Arboretum each summer as part of our WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series. Nature Connection Series talks happen on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 at the WVU Core Arboretum Amphitheater, starting in early June and continuing through late August. These talks are free and open to the public, and no registration is required. All of the talks are outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Talks will be cancelled and rescheduled if the weather is inclement. Come and join the WVU Core Arboretum nature connection crew!
2025 Calendar of Speakers and Talks:
June 10:
Bill Beatty, Wild and Natural—Nature Education and Consulting, Director:
Mushrooming in West Virginia
June 17:
Kevin Dodge, Garrett College, Program Director and Professor of Natural Resource and Wildlife Technology:
Mountain peatlands: Why I think they are cool and you should too
June 24:
Christine Zawaski, WVU Department of Biology, Service Assistant Professor and Biology Greenhouse Manager:
Rooted in sustainability: Native plants and the role of community seed sharing
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
August 5:
August 12:
August 19:
August 26:
WVU Core Arboretum Nature Connection Series is supported by the WVU
Department of Biology, the WVU Core Arboretum Endowment, and donations from
the public. All speakers are volunteers. Thank you to all who support the mission
of WVU Core Arboretum!