Wish List
Time volunteered, monetary donations or in-kind gifts sustain our research, student training and educational outreach programs. We depend on your support and are grateful for contributions that allow us to continue to serve and educate. If you have items you think we might use for propagation, training workshops, educational programs or literature, please contact us at infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu. Here are a few items on our wish list to inspire your giving:
Education and Research
- Interpretive signs for significant trees or landscaped areas.
- Replacement educational signs. (new signs will feature QR codes)
- Funds for student harvest events
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Printing services.
- Research project posters.
- Tour brochures, newsletters or other educational flyers.
- Ads and promotional flyers.
- A small refrigerator. (24"wide)
- Kiosks to dispense tour and other educational brochures.
Trees and Plants
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Propagation supplies.
- Growth media (sphagnum moss, peat based media, sand, pumice)
- Laboratory chemicals (auxin, gibberellin, sulfuric acid)
- Interpretive signs for significant trees or landscaped areas.
- New tree species which fit within our collection priorities. (see the collections policy)
Operations and Administration
- Volunteer coordinator.
- Funding for Database and web tool development and maintenance.
- A dolly cart for transporting grounds maintenance tools.
- An endowed chair to suport a dedicated position for the Director.
Featured supporters:
The Campus Arboretum wishes to express gratitude to Drs. Philip and Amy Jean Knorr, who were among the first and most dedicated supporters of the Campus Arboretum. They sponsored benches in the Olive Walk, established and generously supported an endowment in Philip's name, attended events and celebrations and provided encouragement and advice.Their foresight and dedication sustains our mission of tree care and preservation.
