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Remembering Botanist Margaret Lewis

The Garden remembers UCLA botanist and friend Margaret Lewis who passed away in November 2017 at the age of 98.

MEMBG teams up with Bruin Naturalist Club

The Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden and the UCLA Bruin Naturalist Club have teamed up for a series of events to document the wild organisms of the Garden

February 2017 Garden Update

Above average rain, ongoing construction and a garden wide visioning process are keeping us busy this winter.

Morton La Kretz gives $5M to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden

Morton La Kretz, gives $5M to the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden at UCLA to establish the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, which will house a welcome center and classroom.

The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (the Los Angeles basin and So. Channel Islands). As a promoter of nature at a California land grant institution, we pay our respects to the Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘Eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.

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Weekdays: 8AM to 5PM
Weekends: 9AM to 5PM

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Weekends: 9AM to 4PM

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