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$1.17 M
The amount we gave our partners in 2024–25 to support the Arboretum.
7,000+
The number of hours our volunteers contributed in 2024–25.
News Articles
Symbiotic Marvels: Get to Know the Small but Mighty Lichens of the Arboretum
Figure 1: Lichens on the Ceanothus in the Graham Visitors Center parking lot, including Ramalina farinacea, Usnea species (fruticose), Evernia prunastri and Physcia tenella (foliose).TEXT BY KATHERINE GLEW | Photos by Richard Droker Hidden beneath the leaves and...
Conservation Corner: Large-Winged Wingnut
The winged fruits of Pterocarya macroptera maturing in summer. (Photo by Niall Dunne)BY CHRISTINA PFEIFFER Quietly tucked away in the Arboretum’s old field nursery, on the south side of Crabapple Meadow, a stately specimen of Pterocarya macroptera holds court amid a...
Volunteers Enjoy Field Trip to the Seattle Aquarium
BY ALICIA HAMILTON In late July, 40 volunteers from the Washington Park Arboretum, Center for Urban Horticulture, and the Seattle Japanese Garden enjoyed a special free outing to the Seattle Aquarium. For some, it was their first visit to the Aquarium in decades, and...
Japanese Garden Reopening Soon as Master Stonemason Set to Arrive
Workers placing a protective barrier around the Japanese Garden's prized Yamasaki Pine, prior to removal of the old wall. (Photo by Jared Ridabock)The Ishigaki Wall and Accessible Pathway project at the Seattle Japanese Garden is proceeding apace. Earlier this month,...
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