W.J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum

Beal Botanical GardenOutreach Coordinator:   Dr. Frank W. Telewski, Curator

412 Olds Hall, Office of Campus Planning and Administration

Phone: (517) 355-9582

W.J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum website

Access/Availability: Open daily free to the general public.  Tours/presentations to school groups and others by appointment only. To request a tour, please fill out the form found at http://www.cpa.msu.edu/beal/pdf/tour_form.pdf

The W.J. Beal Botanical Garden displays plants in several different collections including; Systematic/Taxonomy, Economically important plants, Michigan threatened and endangered plants, landscape plants and plant communities.  The Campus Arboretum displays plants hardy to the mid Michigan climate.

College/Department Affiliation: Office of Campus Planning and Administration, Vice President for Finance and Operations, and Department of Plant Biology, College of Natural Sciences