

Platteville Community Arboretum
President's Letter
Greetings from the trail, As we make our way through the bitter cold dog days of winter, PCA is going through a board member change that...
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Sue Leamy Kies
Life and Death on the Trail: Learning From Nature
On this morning’s walk I witnessed something more often seen on the National Geographic Channel or PBS’s Nature. Jojo, my walking...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Conservation Projects: Milkweed, Monarchs and More
Last spring, Platteville resident and conservationist, Richard (Dick) Weber, sent a letter to the PCA explaining how he was considering...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Costumed Athletes “Dash” to Support the PCA
We had beautiful weather and a great turnout for the 2021 Monster Dash on October 16, 2021! After a 2020 hiatus, we were excited to...
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Gene Weber
PCA Doubles Garage Size
PCA, UW-Platteville Agriculture Faculty and Students, along with donors collaborated on doubling the size of PCA’s garage during the fall...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Restoration Project Updates
In the last newsletter we shared our plans on an oak savanna restoration project between the Mineral St. and Keystone Pkwy. trailheads....
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Gene Weber
Editor’s Tribute to Julie Pluemer
Julie and I were charter members of the PCA board when first founded in 2004 and made up the finance committee with David Canny. Julie...
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Sue Leamy Kies
Thank You, Sue Shaffer!
Sue Shaffer’s dedicated volunteerism on Rountree Branch Trail is as old as the trail. With Gene Weber’s encouragement, Sue first began...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
New John Deere Gator for PCA
Recognizing PCA badly needed a new Gator, an anonymous donor and Spider Fromader both contributed $5,000 establishing a challenge match...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Vandalism Increases on the Trail
For approximately the past year and a half, vandalism has been on the rise in the Platteville Community Arboretum and Trail. Vigilant...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Special Thanks to our Donors Contributing $9,300 to our 2021-22 Endowment Drive!
Adams, John & Stockhausen, Barbara Ambrosius-Adams Trust Anonymous (24) Banfield, Greg & Brenda Buss, William & Shirley Carl, Alleine...
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Platteville Community Arboretum
Thank you to PHPT for Winter Trail Grooming!
Thanks to the Platteville Human Powered Trail (PHPT) group for grooming a portion of the PCA trail for winter recreational use! There...
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