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The University of Maryland College Park began as an agricultural college in 1856, and with the Morrill Act, became a Land Grant institution in 1862. In the 150 plus years since, the campus has expanded to 1250 acres, a spacious setting for the trees, shrubs, and flowers that now make up the UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
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The UMD Arboretum and Botanical Garden
Our entire College Park campus is a convenient and easily accessible arboretum. What is an arboretum? It is a collection of trees and plants maintained for scientific and educational study and public enjoyment.
- The goals of our Campus Arboretum are:
- To display our campus landscape, forestry, plants, and natural heritage dating from the University’s beginnings to the present,
- To educate our community and visitors about our campus’s natural environment, and