

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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Sue Leamy Kies
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Gene Weber
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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....
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Gene Weber
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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...
Sue Leamy Kies
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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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...
Platteville Community Arboretum
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