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WELCOME TO THE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
Supporting Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, for more than 75 years

Visitors, members, and volunteers have helped make Washington Park Arboretum a Northwest treasure since its founding in 1934. The Arboretum Foundation invites you to explore the Arboretum’s 230 acres and join in our mission to protect and enhance this spectacular urban green space and plant collection.


  • Special online feature: Birds of the Arboretum.
  • Help care for the Arboretum! Become a Pacific Connections Garden Steward!
  • Read a review of books that have won the coveted CBHL Literature Award in the latest Bulletin.
  • Scan the spring 2012 issue of GroundWork, our print newsletter.

PHOTO: Rhododendron japonicum ‘Flavum’ blooming on Azalea Way.
(Photo by Niall Dunne)

Recent Posts

  • Conservation Remix: Broadening What It Means to Be “Green” – June 2
    Conservation Remix: Broadening What It Means to Be “Green” – June 2 May 14, 2012
  • Vandals Destroy Valuable Trees in the Pacific Connections Garden
    Vandals Destroy Valuable Trees in the Pacific Connections Garden May 8, 2012
  • Foundation Receives More Than $17,500 During GiveBIG
    Foundation Receives More Than $17,500 During GiveBIG May 3, 2012



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