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Located in Montgomery County, PA, the Ambler Campus is easy to get to - we are just a few miles from the 309 Exit of the PA Turnpike. The Ambler Campus has strong environmental roots, having been founded in 1910 as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. The campus is also home to the 187-acre Ambler Arboretum of Temple University and the Temple Ambler Field Station. Students at Temple

University Ambler receive quality, affordable, personalized education. The student body consists of recent high school graduates, transfer students, military veterans, and adult learners. We offer courses in the daytime and evening to fit your life.

08/28/2026

How does your garden grow? At the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University, it’s with the support and dedication of an army of volunteers!

The energy and creativity of volunteers provide essential support to our gardens and programs. Interested in lending a hand? We welcome volunteers with an interest in plants to help the Horticulture Staff maintain the Arboretum’s gardens.

Drop-in volunteer sessions are held on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. A Saturday session is also coming up on September 12 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.!

Tools, instructions, snacks and gloves are provided. Wear close-toe shoes and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Dress in layers and remember water, sunscreen and insect repellent. We hope you’ll stop by!

08/27/2026

Today, we’re beginning a new series of spotlights on our Temple Ambler Field Station Research Interns as they share insights into their research and their experiences on campus.

Jack Brownfield is an Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity senior in the College of Science and Technology at Temple University.

“The Ambler Campus is the whole reason I do research, I feel. It’s amazing to be able to come out here; to have a great urban campus at Temple (Main) and then get on a bus and be in a forest that we have perfectly mapped out for research, which is exciting” he said. “I became a research intern my very first week at Temple as a freshman and I never left — it will be my seventh semester as a Field Station intern this fall. What’s great about this place is that there is always someone doing something new and cool; you get to help out with their research and learn a whole lot.”

Students gain advanced training by engaging in hands-on research internships that bring alive the excitement of science through an inquiry-based experience. Student interns work alongside researchers in the field to support ongoing projects and can develop investigations of their own.

Students interested in becoming a Field Station Research Intern, should reach out to the Temple Ambler Field Station at [email protected] with their name, why they are interested in working with the Field Station, current transcripts, and current resumé.

Learn more about the Temple Ambler Field Station at https://ambler.temple.edu/fieldstation.

Celebrate the essential forces that sustain the landscape! The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University will present Ambler...
08/27/2026

Celebrate the essential forces that sustain the landscape! The Ambler Arboretum of Temple University will present Ambler in Bloom 2026: Rooted in the Elements on Saturday, October 3, from 12 to 3 p.m.! Register today at https://bit.ly/4xfTR64.

This year’s theme centers on hands-on experiences highlighting roots, sun, water and soil. Live music will welcome you to the heart of campus and lunch served by a curated collection of artisanal food truck chefs. Between bites, explore the Arboretum the gardens at your own pace and discover guided interactive activities.

Along the paths, enjoy another bite to eat with our roaming oystertainer, create botanical cyanotype sun prints, try soil leaf printing, craft a pressed flower glass suncatcher, watch a bonsai demonstration, help plant bulbs for a future spring ephemeral flower path and discover a legacy wood-turning display that reminds us that every tree’s story continues, even after it falls. Be sure to take a memory home with you by participating in the silent auction!

Proceeds from Ambler in Bloom support the Arboretum’s mission of environmental education, horticultural excellence and free public access to the gardens.

Can’t attend? Please consider supporting the Ambler Arboretum with an Ambler in Bloom donation through the event registration page.

This is it! It's the last day of the Temple Ambler Scavenger Hunt!The hunt is on! Here's your clue!
08/27/2026

This is it! It's the last day of the Temple Ambler Scavenger Hunt!

The hunt is on! Here's your clue!

08/26/2026

As we welcome our new and returning students to campus this week, we’d also like to place a spotlight on a recent graduate who made a big impact on campus!

Jarett Figlin graduated with a degree in Psychology from the Temple University College of Liberal Arts in the spring. Through a combination of in-person and online courses, he completed his degree at Temple Ambler. It was the in the Ambler Arboretum community where he truly found a home, working several seasons as a student gardener and staying on in summer 2026 as an intern in the Collins Nursery of the Ambler Arboretum — all the while incorporating what he was learning in the gardens with his career goals and his approach to psychology.

“My mom went here in the 1990’s. When I was applying to school and figuring out where I wanted to go, we took a tour of the Ambler Campus and I was immediately drawn to it — I love the natural spaces here and the community that was so welcoming to us,” he said. “When I got into Temple and the time came when I needed to make a decision about which campus that I wanted to go to, I knew this was the place that I wanted to be. It was something that I knew would be extremely beneficial to me — there’s really kind of an interconnectedness between plants and every discipline and all of us as people.”

Looking for a weekend of adventure? Look no further than the 2026 Temple Ambler Campout, which will run Saturday, Septem...
08/26/2026

Looking for a weekend of adventure? Look no further than the 2026 Temple Ambler Campout, which will run Saturday, September 26 to Sunday, September 27! Register online here: https://bit.ly/3RZPgFR. Temple Students: There are a limited number of free tents available for use by students attending the Campout — please contact [email protected] for details!

There is something for everyone at this family-friendly overnight tent camping experience!

Learn hiking and camping essentials with the Appalachian Mountain Club! Explore creepy crawlies with Temple Biology Professor Dr. Chris Agard, College of Science and Technology at Temple University. Stargaze with the Delaware Valley Amateur Astronomers and the Bucks-Mont Astronomical Association! Go day and night orienteering with the Delaware Valley Orienteering Association (DVOA)!

Take flight with the Temple University College of Engineering’s flight simulator! See an outdoor pit firing by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University Ceramics Program! Get crafty at our maker space presented by Mi Casita Spring House. Become a citizen scientist during the Ambler Arboretum and Temple Ambler Field Station BioBlitz or take part in a space exploration talk with John Helferty, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering.

Of course there will be s’mores! View the packed event schedule here: ambler.temple.edu/campout.

It is Day 3 of the Temple Ambler Scavenger Hunt! Here is your clue for today!And...GO!
08/26/2026

It is Day 3 of the Temple Ambler Scavenger Hunt! Here is your clue for today!

And...GO!

It was a beautiful day for an Involvement Fair at Temple Ambler!We also have the first winner of this week's daily Scave...
08/25/2026

It was a beautiful day for an Involvement Fair at Temple Ambler!

We also have the first winner of this week's daily Scavenger Hunt (Monday's answer was the Library for those of you playing at home).

Will you be the next winner! Look out for the next clue tomorrow morning on our Instagram and Facebook channels!

Tuesday, September 1, will mark the fifth anniversary of the tornado that transformed the Ambler Campus landscape and ou...
08/25/2026

Tuesday, September 1, will mark the fifth anniversary of the tornado that transformed the Ambler Campus landscape and our surrounding communities.

On September 1, the Temple Ambler Field Station and Ambler Arboretum of Temple University invite the public to From Disturbance to Discovery: A Living Landscape Five Years Later, a free event from 5 to 8 p.m. While event attendance is free, registration is required — https://bit.ly/4x73iFd. Please register by Wednesday, August 26.

From Disturbance to Discovery will showcase how the campus has become a living laboratory for ecological research, student learning, restoration and community engagement. Read more about the event at https://bit.ly/4zDMEhR.

The event reflects a simple idea: The devastation from the tornado does not define this campus or the community; our response to it does.

The September 1 gathering will include light refreshments, brief remarks by Ambler Campus researchers and Arboretum staff, musical performances inspired by the storm and recovery and a discussion panel representing the campus, Upper Dublin Township and local residents. Attendees are also invited to view student research on display and meet neighbors who have walked their own paths to recovery after the tornado.

Current and former student researchers will additionally share how participating in this long-term project shaped their education, careers and understanding of ecological resilience.

It's the second day of classes which means it's the second day of the Ambler Campus Scavenger Hunt!Here's your clue for ...
08/25/2026

It's the second day of classes which means it's the second day of the Ambler Campus Scavenger Hunt!

Here's your clue for Tuesday, August 25!

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