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Developing Tools to Utilize the Oregon State University Woody Plant Collection and Establish a Campus Arboretum

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  • Oregon State University campus grounds have long been admired for their beauty and the diversity of over 65,000 individual woody plants that grace the 570 acres of campus. The woody plant collection has provided a living learning laboratory for the university and surrounding community for decades. The campus grounds include over 8,000 trees including many American elms that were planted over 100 years ago. The rhododendrons blooming in the spring brings many to campus to indulge and take photographs amongst the over 8,000 individual flowering shrubs and small trees of the collection. The campus has long been regarded as a horticultural paradise and an attraction to many students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The ability to tour and see mature specimens and how they complement a landscape is an added benefit when students are learning about plants and when planning or installing a garden. To bring awareness to the collection and create opportunities for public engagement, we sought to establish the Corvallis campus as an arboretum and secure ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation. While botanical gardens and arboreta are often affiliated with colleges and universities, there are many institutions who have incredible woody plant collections that are not well acknowledged. This project examines the role of public horticulture at colleges and universities and the importance of woody plant collections in higher educational settings. For those who are seeking to establish an arboretum and gain ArbNet Accreditation, this research will present the steps used by the Oregon State University Campus Arboretum (OSUCA) to develop an interactive map using ArcGIS Online and interpretive signage for public engagement, compose a strategic plan and living collections policy, and the process of OSUCA obtaining ArbNet Level II Arboretum Accreditation. From this research, the goal is for other institutions to be able to bring attention to their woody plant collections through creating publicly available maps, interpretive signage, and to provide a template for completing the criteria necessary for ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation.
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