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Arboretum and Botanical Garden

The University of Maryland's 1250 acre College Park campus is a convenient and easily accessible arboretum.

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UMD Recognized as MD Bird Campus

UMD has been recognized as a Bird Campus by the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership, joining just three other Maryland universities. Bird Campus designation recognizes 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities committed to reducing threats to birds and becoming more healthy for students, faculty, and employees (as well as for birds)

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Volunteer Project

Arboretum Events

Upcoming August Events:

Community Learning Garden Open Volunteer Hours:

  • Monday, July 22, 10am - 11am
  • Thursday, July 25, 10am - 11am
  • Saturday, July 27, 10am - 11am

 

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News

On an overcast September morning, Meg Smolinski prepared to lead a group of new parents and their babies on a tour of gardens at the University of Maryland. In her work as outreach and education coordinator for the university’s Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Smolinski organizes campus volunteer groups and tours of gardens for students and faculty. Read more about these tours here: Walk with an Arborist & Your Baby!

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Featured Plant

The University of Maryland Arboretum and Botanical Gardens has over 17,000 woody plant specimens and even more herbacous plants.

Explore our collection.
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Tour the Arboretum

Discover the arboretum in person by taking a self-guided tour. The Arboretum offers interactive maps to guides you on a tour of the campus flowers, trees, gardens and memorials

Take a tour.
Jim Henson and Kermit Statue in the Memorial Garden

Outdoor Art

Learn more about the outdoor art on our campus

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17K
The approximate number of trees on campus
5802
The number of volunteer hours donated in 2023
25
The number of high school students participating in the first annual Urban Forestry Summer Camp
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Garden Map Layer

Find locations of gardens by using the "Gardens" layer on the UMD Campus Map

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Dedicated Trees

The Arboretum hosts a collection of nearly 100 trees dedicated to celebrations of life.

View Dedicated Tree List
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Arboretum Explorer

Explore our tree inventory database, searchable with common and Latin names.

View Arboretum Explorer
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