Supporting the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle
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Protecting & Enhancing a Northwest Treasure
Members, donors, visitors, and volunteers have helped make the 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 world-class plant collection.
$1.17
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
Arboretum Creek Project Receives More Than $1 Million in County and State Funding
Last month, the King County Flood Control District approved a grant of $0.889 million to Seattle Parks and Recreation for the construction phase of the Arboretum Creek Headwaters Project. While earlier this year, the Washington State Department of Ecology approved a...
Sargent’s Cherry: Stunning in Fall and Spring
Fall color on a Sargent's cherry at the north end of Azalea Way. (Photo by Niall Dunne)BY PHIL WOOD Azalea Way is famed for the wonderful spring floral display of its cherry trees, many of which date back to the early, formative years of Washington Park Arboretum....
Celebrating the Collective Impact of Our Volunteers
ABOVE: Volunteers enjoying lunch on the Visitors Center patio. On the afternoon of October 3, more than 100 volunteers attended the UW Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Foundation's joint annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, held at the Graham Visitors Center in the...
How Botanic Gardens Can Support the Urban Forest
UW Botanic Gardens staffer collecting data on the health of street trees planted through the Trees for Neighborhoods program.BY OLIVIA PRICE & EMMA THORDSEN Across the country, botanic gardens play a vital role in inspiring the public to care for urban forests....
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