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Holiday Trees 101

If putting up a holiday  tree is on your weekend agenda, you may want to check the on-line Elisabeth C. Miller Library at UW Botanic Gardens for tips on introducing a living tree to your home. The site also offers suggestions about using cut trees in your garden when the holidays are over.

Not interested in decorating a tree? How about eating conifer seedlings, as a lemony addition to salads? Details available from UW Farm.

(By the way, UW arborists remind readers that campus trees and tree limbs are not available for cutting, and that violators can face stiff fines.  They ask that everyone remember that our beautiful campus trees are for everyone to enjoy!)

Facts about UW affordability and access

As the state funding crisis continues with recent news about the Governor’s 2012 supplemental budget and with the state legislature now in special session, many rumors have surfaced about access to the University. A new fact sheet from the Office of External Affairs addresses concerns over the number of undergraduates from Washington state (80%); the UW’s commitment to maintaining economic diversity through financial aid; and other issues relating to affordability and access.