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In 1911, landscape architect John Nolen proposed an arboretum for Madison based on Boston's Arnold Arboretum. [2] The UW Arboretum was founded on April 26, 1932, when the University Board of Regents accepted the deeds to 6 parcels, 246 acres of land on the southwestern end of Madison's Lake Wingra, creating the "University of Wisconsin Forest Preserve Arboretum and Wildlife Refuge". [3]
Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the seat of Dane County. The population was 269,840 as of the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Wisconsin, after Milwaukee, and the 77th-most populous in the United States. The Madison metropolitan area had a population of 680,796.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Coordinates: 43°5′33″N 89°20′6″W. Bolz Conservatory. Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a 16-acre outdoor botanical garden and 10,000-square-foot conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin. [1] Founded in 1952 and named for its founder, Michael Olbrich, the gardens are owned and operated jointly by the City of Madison ...
Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2] In 2017 there were 64,800 farms in the state ...
September 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM. MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), along with other partners, are working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella ...
Madison: Paine Art Center and Gardens: Oshkosh: Rotary Botanical Gardens: Janesville: Schmeekle Reserve: Stevens Point: University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum: University of Wisconsin: Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison Botany Garden and Greenhouse: University of Wisconsin: Madison: Yerkes Observatory (50 acre Olmsted-designed ...
In spring 2023 just 264 male prairie chickens were documented at breeding sites (called leks or booming grounds) in Wisconsin, including 175 at Buena Vista State Wildlife Area.
There are 261 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Dane County, including 10 National Historic Landmarks. 155 of these properties and districts, including 8 of the National Historic Landmarks, are located in the city of Madison; these are listed separately, while the remaining 106 properties and districts are listed below ...