# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Why Oaks Matter
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Oaks are key to forest health and resilience. Oak ecosystems are important throughout Eastern North America and support an extraordinary range of insects, birds, and other wildlife. Join Dr. Jacqueline Courteau of NatureWrite LLC and Mike Kost of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum and the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability to explore the importance of oaks in Michigan, the ecosystems they support, and why their stewardship matters in a changing climate.  

Participants will have the opportunity to take home a free oak seedling. This is a FREE event, open to all.  Space is limited; registration is required: myumi.ch/pgRQd
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ann-arbor/why-oaks-matter/200030692821056
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 29

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ann Arbor
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48105
- **lat**: 42.29996
- **long**: -83.665
- **full address**: Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48105

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Why Oaks Matter
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Why Oaks Matter being held?
  - **A:** Why Oaks Matter takes place on Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 04 Oct, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Matthaei Botanical Gardens: 1800 N Dixboro Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Michigan 48105.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Why Oaks Matter?
  - **A:** Why Oaks Matter is organized by Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.

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