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WELCOME TO THE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
Supporting Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, for more than 75 years

Visitors, members, and volunteers have helped make 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 plant collection.

Some of the important work we’re doing….

Creating Pacific Connections

Supporting Environmental Education

Funding Arboretum Maintenance

  • Read “Shear Madness,” Cass Turnball’s article on inappropriate shrub pruning in the latest Bulletin.
  • Browse the spring issue of GroundWork, our quarterly print newsletter.
  • Special online feature: Birds of the Arboretum.

 TOP PHOTO: Rhododendron yunnanense on Azalea Way.

Recent Posts

  • Free Lecture, May 23: Saving the Arboretum from the R.H. Thomson Expressway
    Free Lecture, May 23: Saving the Arboretum from the R.H. Thomson Expressway May 20, 2013
  • Foundation Receives More Than $22,000 During GiveBIG
    Foundation Receives More Than $22,000 During GiveBIG May 17, 2013
  • New Zealand Forest Update: Planting Starts in June!
    New Zealand Forest Update: Planting Starts in June! April 23, 2013
  • Sign Up for a Unique Hiking or Dining Experience and Help Support the Arboretum!
    Sign Up for a Unique Hiking or Dining Experience and Help Support the Arboretum! April 19, 2013




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