More than three weeks after closing due to tremendous wind storm damage to 700 trees on Dec. 1, including a loss of 235 trees, the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Garden re-opened a week ahead of schedule on Monday, Dec. 26.
More than 150 workers from multiple public agencies worked with the entire Arboretum staff on the massive cleanup, as well as numerous volunteers.
The Arboretum has received tremendous community support and donations to the Arboretum Tree Fund, the single largest tree planting campaign in the garden’s history. If you would like to contribute to a new generation of trees to ensure the Arboretum is a magnificent public resource for years to come. please help with a gift online or by mail. Please make the check payable to the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, 301 North Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA. 91007. To make a donation by phone, please call Brittany Fabeck in the Development Office at 626.821-3237. Please include “Tree Fund” on your donation.
— By Scott Hettrick