Branches: Newsletter for the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1982 (3.107012)
Date: 1982Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:A digitized issue of the Autumn 1982 Branches Newsletter covering work days, events, educational opportunities and a list of new volunteers. Columns in the issue include; Fall Festival, Romance of the Prairie, The Reader, Volunteer Advisory Committee and the availability of a map of plant specimens at the Arboretum.
Extent: 8 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1982 (3.107013)
Date: 1982Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1982 Branches Newsletter is the first issue. It includes: The Reader, book recommendations; upcoming events, educational and volunteer opportunities and an article entitled, Aboretum Volunteer History by Gladys Stowell.
Extent: 4 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1982 (3.107014)
Date: 1982Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie, Podrasky, Nina
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1982 Branches Newsletter contains events, education and volunteer opportunities, a volunteer recognition with guest speaker Dr. John Janovy, Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Nebraska and several articles. Articles included are: The Reader, book recommendations; Old Winter's Song about a walking tour of the Arboretum highlighting seasonal features; Feeders and Winter birds and Growing things focusing on how to grow ferns.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1983 (3.107015)
Date: 1983Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1983 Branches Newsletter features; birds and birding with Naturalist Dick Wason, a linecut illustration of a Hooded Merganser by J. Janovy, an article on taxidermy featuring Toby Brown and an article on Bonsai and an upcoming Bonsai exhibit at Thornhill Education Center. Volunteer opportunities, new volunteers and special activities are highlighted.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Spring 1983 (3.107016)
Date: 1983Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Podrasky, Nina, Halperin, Marilyn J.
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1983 Branches Newsletter contains articles on: the plant collections featuring Curator Ray Schulenberg, Plant Recorder Ed Hedborn, Plant Label Specialist Chad Avery and collections Crew Leader Nancy Wolbrink; the Catalog of Woody Plant Collections created by Taxonomist Floyd Swink and The Outpost including a new classroom area and a newly landscaped area maintained by a group of volunteers known as WISH, Workers in Sylvan Horticulture. New volunteers and volunteer and educational opportunites are also highlighted along with a volunteer generated guide of local nurseries that carry plants in the Arboretum plant collection.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1983 (3.107017)
Date: 1983Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie, Martens, John
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1983 Branches Newsletter includes: a highlight of the Joy Path with Gardener John Sosnowski; a history of the Gardeners Aide Group founded by Anne Henderson to assist with maintenance of the Arboretum grounds; a Growing Things column featuring the Ground Cover Garden and a article outlining an experiment in hand removal of tent worms from the Crab Apple collection to avoid spraying. Upcoming events, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities and new volunteers are also highlighted.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Spring 1984 (3.107020)
Date: 1984Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Shotwell, Janice
Type: Serial
Description:This issue includes: a history of the Arboretum Greenhouses, featuring Dr. George Ware and the elm hybrids plus other woody plants; an article on propagation at the Arboretum with Lori Pollack, Greenhouse Specialist and Rick Billeter, Propagation Nursery specialist mentioned; the history of Sargent's Glade (now known as Daffodil Glade) named for Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston and planned by O.C. Simonds and Joy Morton: FAP 431 (now I 355), a proposal to construct a highway through the Arboretum's land is discussed with information about an opposition rally to be help April 14, 1984. Events, classes and volunteer opportunities are also featured.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1984 (3.107021)
Date: 1984Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:In this digitized issue of the Summer 1984 Branches Newsletter there are articles about: the history of the Herbarium including Henry Teuscher, E. Lowell Kammerer and Ray Schulenberg who have overseen its operation and the volunteers who have worked there; The original Illinois Trees Trail founded for the Illinois sesquicentennial year (1818-1968) which later became the Northern Illinois Tree trail; and the All America Rose Society test rose garden sponsored by Vaughan Jacklin Corporation, designed by Tony Tyznik and maintained by a group of volunteers. Upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and educational opportunities are provided.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1985 (3.107023)
Date: 1985Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1985 Branches Newsletter features articles about: the decline of the Scotts and red pines plots and efforts by Plant Pathologist Dr. Tom Green and intern Sabine Huhndorf to discover the cause of pine wilt disease; and development of the Activity Arc to assist urban and suburban home gardeners with landscaping their properties. The Activity Arc includes the Ground Cover, Hedges, Dwarf Shrubs, Fragrant Plants, Roses and Woody Herbs gardens. Volunteer opportunities, educational opportunities and upcoming events are featured.
Extent: 4 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Spring 1985 (3.107024)
Date: 1985Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1985 Branches Newsletter contains articles about: Burr Reed Marsh, it's animal and plant life and the habitat of the marsh; Subtle Spring, or noticing the buds and flowers of trees; and the damage that deicing compounds can cause to plants and trees. Volunteer opportunities, educational opportunities and upcoming events are highlighted.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1985 (3.107025)
Date: 1985Creator: Kaskey, Marjorie, Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1985 Branches Newsletter includes: an article on the history of the Sand Beds, which with the help of Tony Tyznik and Ray Schulenberg, were enlarged at this time using Lake Michigan Dune sand and plantings of cacti, bearberry, Paulownia or the empress tree and opuntia fragilis; an article about the original wild turkey flock started by the Godsalks in the 1960s and including an illustration of a wild turkey by Clarence Godstalk; and a feature on a Du Page county award given to the Arboretum for it's outstanding volunteer program. Educational and program opportunities, new volunteers and volunteer team features as well as upcoming volunteer opportunities are also included.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1986 (3.107028)
Date: 1986Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1986 Branches Newsletter features articles on; the establishment of the Woody Herb Garden with the help of volunteer Bonnie Paulson, waste water treatment at the Arboretum, the monitoring of the lakes and ponds at the Arboretum in conjunction wit the Illinois EPA and the establishment of new geographic collections in Sargent's Glade consisting of plants of the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies and the Southwest. Upcoming events and activities at the Arboretum are featured along with volunteer opportunities and a feature on new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Winter 1986 (3.107029)
Date: 1986Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Kaskey, Marjorie
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1986 Branches Newsletter features articles about: berm building along the new north/south tollway to mitigate sound and air pollution, the Outpost hosting 5th grade classes from local Montessori schools for the resident program and the health and survival of plants at the Arboretum as they overwinter. Upcoming events, classes and a special training based on the new Volunteer Handbook are highlighted.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Spring 1987 (3.107031)
Date: 1987Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the spring 1987 Branches Newsletter contains articles on; the iron bridge located near Sunfish Pond, in memory of Arboretum Photographer John Kohout and his wife Kitty who were killed in a auto accident and the North Woods Project to plant trees representative of that part of the United States. Volunteer opportunities, special activities and information about volunteers is also included.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1987 (3.107033)
Date: 1987Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1987 Branches Newsletter has articles on the following: the collection of climbing woody vines with a detailed discussion of the clematis collection; a description of the advent of cross country skiing along with the development of the trails and the Early Bird Ski Trail Patrol; a brief treaties on the goals of Joy Morton when he developed the Museum of Trees in the English naturalistic landscape style emphasizing open areas as much as planted area. New volunteers, volunteer opportunities and programs and classes are also discussed.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Spring 1988 (3.107035)
Date: 1988Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Engle, Martha
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Spring 1988 Branches Newsletter contains the following articles: a history of the rare book collection housed on shelves below the library and started by Joy Morton with contributions by Charles Sprague Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum in Boston and later Suzette Davidson; the crab apple collection of 50 species and the Du Page Environmental Awareness Center under the direction of Bill Borden founded to address the rapid growth of Du Page county and address issue such as waste disposal, air and water quality, land use and energy conservation. Volunteer opportunities, classes, trainings, and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Winter 1990 (3.107042)
Date: 1990Creator: Stowell, Gladys, Way, Carol
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1990 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: Plant hunters in China who brought back seeds for many of the trees in the China collection at the Arboretum; Behavioral Ecology with several studies done under the umbrella of the Emily Rogers Davis chair; and a special Earth Day celebration to dedicate the Crab Apple Lake system. Volunteer opportunities, trainings, events and classes are included along with lists of active and new volunteers.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Summer 1990 (3.107045)
Date: 1990Creator: Way, Carol, Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1990 Branches newsletter contains articles on the following: the Outpost and a description of the outdoor education programs for school age children; Dick Wason and his VIEW (Volunteers in Education Work) team assisting with visitor education, plant placement and labeling; and the Dorothy Doughty porcelain bird collection in the Sterling Morton Library. The Doughty porcelain collection article gives a detailed account of the process the artist used to create the pieces from live bird models and the acquisition and instillation of the collection on the former rare book room display shelves. and . Volunteer opportunities, new volunteers, classes and programs are also featured.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of the Morton Arboretum, Winter 1991 (3.107046)
Date: 1991Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Winter 1991 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: Herbarium volunteer Kendall Winter and his quest to travel the world seeking varieties of sumac or Rhus and to bring back samples for the Herbarium; Dr. George Ware and an exchange program with China during which participants from China and the United States visited each others countries to learn about each others woody flora and their growing environments and bring back specimens. Volunteer opportunities, volunteer trainings, new volunteers, classes and programs are also discussed.
Extent: ;6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1991 (3.107047)
Date: 1991Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1991 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the establishment of a lichen herbarium including definitions and descriptions of lichen; an article about the Sterling Morton Library describing it's special collections and services and an article on plant curiosities at the Arboretum. There is also information about volunteer opportunities, classes and active and new volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Summer 1993 (3.107055)
Date: 1993Creator: Stowell, Gladys
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Summer 1993 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the tree distribution programs run by the Arboretum, Members Cooperative Research Program, Arbor Day Tree Distribution and Big Trees; a profile of the career of retiring Arboretum Landscape Architect, Tony Tyznik; and a description of the East Branch of the Du Page River including changes to the river including the planting of trees along it's banks at the Arboretum. Volunteer opportunities, classes, programs and lists of new and continuing volunteers are included.
Extent: 6 pages
Branches: Newsletter of the Volunteers of The Morton Arboretum, Autumn 1994 (3.107057)
Date: 1994Creator: Way, Carol, Stowell, Gladys, Kovach, Linda
Type: Serial
Description:This digitized issue of the Autumn 1994 Branches Newsletter contains articles on the following: the four Audubon prints that hang above the fireplace in the Sterling Morton Library, engravings of a Whistling Swan, a Trumpeter Swan, Artic Loons and Common Loons; a write up of the volunteer recognition; and the Reader column which features books on the natural history of China from the Sterling Morton Library. Volunteer opportunities, trainings and classes are featured along with lists of new and continuing volunteers.
Extent: 6 pages