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Beal Botanical Garden & Campus Arboretum
  • Visit & Events
  • Science
  • Education
  • Nuture Your Roots
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  • Overview
  • Events
  • Free Digital Guide
  • Garden Accessibility
  • Garden Etiquette
  • Public Tours
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Science

  • Overview
  • Beal Seed Experiment
  • Invasive Plants
  • Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Education

  • Overview
  • Classes
  • Beal Scholars
  • Apply for Beal Scholars Program
  • Resources
  • Public Tours
  • Tour Request Form

< Nuture Your Roots

  • Overview
  • Rooting Stations
  • Nurturing Campus
  • Extending Roots
  • Meditation Map

< Plant Collections

  • Overview
  • Core Collections
  • Thematic Collections
  • Augmented Reality Collection
  • Exploration Map
  • Garden Collections Map

< Campus Arboretum

  • Overview
  • Exploration Map
  • Historic Woodlands of MSU
  • Campus Tree Tour
  • Research and Teaching Permits

< Support

  • Make a Gift
  • Volunteer
  • Commemorative Trees and Benches
  • Donor Spotlights

< About

  • Overview
  • Mission & Strategic Plan
  • Our Team
  • Our Beal Scholars
  • History
  • Resources
  • Media Coverage
  • Arts MSU
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Media Archive

tateArts 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

Alan Prather appointed director of Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum - WKAR, December 16, 2024


News Articles

2025

Discover 9 Secret (& Not-So-Secret) Gardens in Michigan - Awesome Mitten, January 12, 2025

Once thought extinct, dawn redwoods are the smallest sequoia; where to see them in Michigan - MLive, February 5, 2025

How to get your dawn redwood - and other big trees - on the Michigan database - MLive, February 8, 2025

Finding the Sustainable Parks, Recreation, and Tourism major opened up opportunities for Sydney Bruinsma to pursue their passion - College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dept. of Community Sustainability, February 11, 2025

MSU's big dawn redwood was struck by lightning, still stands proud - MLive, February 17, 2025

Faculty Voice: Wild at heart - MSU Today, April 16, 2025

The outdoors: Connecting with nature poses mental health benefits - The State News, April 21, 2025

A Red Cedar tree story - MSU Today, May 8, 2025

MSU's Beal Botanical Garden celebrates a decade of Music and the Garden concert series - WKAR, June 3, 2025

Tenth annual 'Music and the Garden' brings locals and MSU students to Beal Botanical Garden - The State News, June 30, 2025

A Spartan fruit finds a home in the Beal Botanical Garden - MSU Today, August 1, 2025
(Read the original MSU Today story)

MSU's Beal Botanical Garden is oldest continuously operating garden in the U.S. - Lansing State Journal, August 7, 2025

Discover the beauty of Michigan State University's Beal Botanical Garden in East Lansing - Lansing State Journal, August 7, 2025

A guided walk through MSU's best outdoor spots - The State News, August 12, 2025

Resilient roots, sustainable systems: Innovation and collaboration in plant health - MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, September 26, 2025

Beal Garden earns prestigious international accreditation - MSU Today, September 29, 2025

MSU's Beal Botanical Garden earns rare international accreditation - Wood TV 8, September 30, 2025

Beal Garden earns prestigious international accreditation - Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, October 1, 2025

MSU and Georgia Tech Receive Mellon Funding for Research Project Combining Afrofuturism, Humanities, and Horticulture - MSU College of Arts and Letters, November 5, 2025

Invasive species expert teaches volunteers to overcome 'plant blindness' - Spartan Newsroom (MSU School of Journalism), December 13, 2025

In 1879 a scientist buried bottles filled with seeds. Every 20 years, one is dug up and studied - Upworthy, December 26, 2025

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

Beal Gardens staff talk work over the summer; difficulties of the season - The State News, July 26, 2024

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

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

MSU Beal Botanical Garden addresses inaccurate plaque after 70 years - The State News, October 9, 2024

Digging Up Seed Bottles and Weed Ghosts - AgWeb Farm Journal, October 30, 2024

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

New app-based installation uses music to connect visitors, students and community to MSU's campus - MSU Today, November 20, 2024

Alan Prather appointed Director of Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum - MSU Today, December 17, 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

2025

Michigan State Kiwi returns to MSU's Campus - WILX News 10, August 18, 2025

Mid-Michigan Matters: Winterizing your plants - WILX News 10, November 17, 2025

Volunteers help remove invasive species from campus bird sanctuary - WILX News 10, November 23, 2025

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

Mid-Michigan Matters: Winterizing your plants - WILX News 10, November 27, 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