Beal in the Media

Arts MSU

Video story: Art and nature in the Beal Botanical Garden - September 8, 2023

Radio and Podcasts

Coffee with the Profs: Plants, People, and Place: 150 years of Beal Botanical Garden's contributions to sustainability and well-being on MSU's campus - March 27, 2023

Celebrating 150 years: the legacy of Michigan State University's W.J. Beal Botanical Garden - WKAR, September 12, 2023

News Articles

2024

MSU's 700 acres of natural areas bring the classroom outdoors - MSU Today, April 17, 2024

Campus garden initiative engages student well-being and reflection - Inside Higher Ed, May 10, 2024

Beal Botanical Garden's 'Restore Your Roots' project meets MSU students where they are at with wellness - The State News, May 24, 2024

Student connects family, identity in contest-winning piece displayed in Beal gardens - The State News, May 26, 2024

MSU graduate creates gardens to preserve and protect Indigenous culture - MSU Today, July 23, 2024

Student view: Learning from nature - MSU Today, September 11, 2024

Nurture your body with nature - MSU Today, September 19, 2024

Community members gather at Baker Woodlot for invasive species removal - The State News, November 9, 2024

2023

The legacy of the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden - The State News, August 16, 2022

Celebrating 150 years of memories made at the Beal Botanical Garden - MSU Today, April 18, 2023

150 years of Beal Garden celebrated with MSU Music - MSU Today, June 9, 2023

Nature can nurture: MSU gardens help heal students - Great Lakes Echo, June 14, 2023

MSU hosts 'Music and the Garden' series at the W.J. Botanical Garden - WKAR, June 24, 2023

This Week in Photos: 150 Years of the Beal Botanical Garden - MSU Today, June 26, 2023

Then and Now: 150 years of conservation at the Beal Botanical Garden - Lansing State Journal, July 8, 2023

Graduate Voice: The Beal Botanical Garden is my home away from home - MSU Today, July 19, 2023

The past, present and future of the Beal Botanical Garden at 150 years - MSU Today, September 6, 2023

W.J. Beal Botanical Garden to celebrate 150th anniversary with 'people, plants, and place' - The State News, September 11, 2023

Ask the Expert: How nature benefits our well-being - MSU Today, October 2, 2023

ComArtSci cinematography student branches out at Beal Botanical Garden - MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences, October 12, 2023

Building from the ground up: Beal Botanical Gardens aim to restore native plant life along the Red Cedar River - The State News, October 19, 2023

MSU plant biologists shed light on 144-year old seedy mystery - MSU Today, November 6, 2023

What do the Beal Gardens do during the winter? - The State News, November 17, 2023


Other Print Media

Photosynthesis article by Maeve Bassett - American Public Gardens Association, Public Garden Magazine, Vol. 28, Issue 3, 2023 (page 18)

Television Coverage and Video

2024

Mid-Michigan Matters: What to know before you plant - WILX News 10, March 13, 2024

Mid-Michigan Matters: Growing a healthy environment - WILX News 10, April 24, 2024

Behind the Scenes: MSU's Beal Botanical Garden - Fox 47 News, May 10, 2024

Mid-Michigan Matters: Planting for Michigan Pollinator Week - WILX News 10, June 11, 2024

2023

Michigan State University's botanical garden celebrates 150 years - Fox 47 News, May 15, 2023

Michigan State Beal Gardens celebrate 150 years - WILX News 10, June 25, 2023

Mid-Michigan Matters: Plant this, not that - WILX News 10, August 1, 2023 (Plant Recorder and Invasive Plant Species Coordinator interviewed)

MSU Celebrates 150th anniversary of W.J. Beal Botanical Garden - WILX News 10, September 14, 2023

150 Years of MSU's W.J. Beal Botanical Garden - The State News (YouTube), September 20, 2023

Celebrating 150 years of MSU's Beal Botanical Garden - WLNS, September 21, 2023