Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum illuminates the interconnectedness of people, plants, and place through learning, research, and stewardship.
Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum illuminates the interconnectedness of people, plants, and place through learning, research, and stewardship.
Beal Botanical Garden has grown and changed over our 150+ year history. Now we are entering our next chapter, envisioning our future with sustainability and resiliency in mind. Rooted in rewilding, our new Land Use Plan will ensure the garden remains a vibrant resource for learning, research, wellbeing, and environmental stewardship.
The garden has always been a space to learn, explore, and grow, connecting generations of Spartans with nature. With that legacy in mind, the garden is beginning a new chapter of growth - one that will keep the garden rooted in its history while planting seeds for the future. Read this wonderful article published by MSU Today to learn more and discover how generous gifts are already making a difference.
At Beal, we are thinking differently about what a botanical garden can be. Rewilding creates a landscape that supports and inspires learning, from research and teaching to everyday discovery through intentional actions to restore the relationships between people, plants, and place.
Every action we take is guided by a simple belief: when landscapes thrive, communities thrive.
Beal has a new Land Use Plan that reimagines what our garden could be! Our new vision of the garden creates a more natural environment for wellbeing and learning. With this change, we want to hear from you! What plants do you want to see in our garden and what Michigan plants matter to you? Fill our our short survey and let us know so we can grow our garden together.
If you have questions, please contact Katie Fry, Collections Manager at katiefry@msu.edu.
Land Acknowledgment
We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg—Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s 12 federally recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.