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Chapters: American University, National Bonsai Foundation, United States National Arboretum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 44. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: American University (AU) is a private United Methodist-affiliated research university in Washington, D.C. The main campus is located at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues at Ward Circle, straddling the Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, and American University Park neighborhoods of Northwest. Roughly 6,000 undergraduate students and 3,912 graduate students are currently enrolled. Though there is sometimes confusion, American University is separate from most "American Universities" around the world. It is served by the Tenleytown-AU station on the Washington Metro subway line, which is located roughly one mile from the main campus in the neighborhood of Tenleytown. AU is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, allowing students to enroll in courses offered by other member institutions and students at other member institutions to enroll in courses at AU. A member of the Division I Patriot League, its sports teams compete as the American University Eagles. The American University The School of International Service An inspiration for the founding of American University was a letter written by George Washington in which he expressed a desire for a "national university" to be located in the nation's capital. The university was established in the District of Columbia by an Act of Congress on February 24, 1893, primarily due to the efforts of Methodist Bishop John Fletcher Hurst. It, like most of the universities in the District of Columbia (Georgetown University, The George Washington University, Howard University, Gallaudet University, and The Catholic University of Americ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=80734 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Iowa, Iowa State Forests, Iowa State Preserves, National Wildlife Refuges in Iowa, Parks in Iowa, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge, Gitchie Manitou State Preserve, Woodman Hollow State Preserve, Fort Atkinson State Preserve, Desoto National Wildlife Refuge, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, List of Iowa State Preserves, Parks in Dubuque, Iowa, Crapo Park, Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Grandview Park, Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Little Maquoketa River Mounds State Preserve, Slinde Mounds State Preserve, Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve, Cold Water Spring State Preserve, Pony Creek Park, Hartley Fort State Preserve, Iowa Wetland Management District, Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve, Winterset City Park, Brenton Arboretum, Bixby State Preserve, Forest Park Museum and Arboretum, List of Iowa State Forests, Iowa Arboretum, Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Buxton Park Arboretum, Arie Den Boer Arboretum, Roberts Creek State Preserve, Pikes Peak, Muscatine Arboretum, Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge, Lilac Arboretum and Children's Forest. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 105. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. It is a non-contiguous collection of parcels in the vicinity of the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. The refuge was established in 1989 to help the recovery of two federally listed species: the endangered Iowa Pleistocene Snail and threatene...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2461561 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Georgia (U.s. State), Georgia (U.s. State) State Forests, National Forests of Georgia (U.s. State), National Wildlife Refuges in Georgia (U.s. State), Nature Centers in Georgia (U.s. State), Nature Reserves in Georgia (U.s. State), Parks in Georgia (U.s. State), United States National Park Service Areas in Georgia (U.s. State), Wilderness Areas of Georgia (U.s. State), Appalachian Trail, Stone Mountain, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Winfield Scott, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Protected Areas of Georgia, Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, Autrey Mill Nature Preserve ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Arnold Arboretum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sign at the main gateThe Arboretum was founded in 1872 when the President and Fellows of Harvard College became trustees of a portion of the estate of James Arnold (17811868). In 1842, Benjamin Bussey (17571842), a prosperous Boston merchant and scientific farmer, donated his country estate Woodland Hill and a part of his fortune to Harvard University "for instruction in agriculture, horticulture, and related subjects". Bussey had inherited land from fellow patriot Eleazer Weld in 1800 and further enlarged his large estate between 1806 and 1837 by acquiring and consolidating various farms that had been established as early as the seventeenth century. Harvard used this land for the creation of the Bussey Institute, which was dedicated to agricultural experimentation. The first Bussey Institute building was completed in 1871 and served as headquarters for an undergraduate school of agriculture. Sixteen years after Bussey's death, James Arnold, a New Bedford, Massachusetts whaling merchant, specified that a portion of his estate was to be used for "...the promotion of Agricultural, or Horticultural improvements". In 1872, when the trustees of the will of James Arnold transferred his estate to Harvard University, Arnolds gift was combined with 120 acres (0.49 km) of the former Bussey estate to create the Arnold Arboretum. In the deed of trust between the Arnold trustees and the College, income from Arnolds legacy was to be used for establishing, developing and maintaining an arboretum to be known as the Arnold Arboretum which "shall contain, as far as practicable, all the trees shrubs ... either indigenous or exotic, which can be raised in the open air of West Roxbury". The historical mission o... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1672512 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, University of California, Santa Cruz, Arboretum, Chavez Ravine Arboretum, Stanford University Arboretum, John R. Rodman Arboretum, San Francisco Botanical Garden, University of California, Davis Arboretum, Goethe Arboretum, Fullerton Arboretum, Villa Montalvo Arboretum, Arizona Cactus Garden, Blake Garden (Kensington, California), University of California, Irvine, Arboretum, Markham Regional Arboretum, Leaning Pine Arboretum, Eddy Arboretum, Marin-Bolinas Botanical Gardens, San Mateo Arboretum, College of the Desert Arboretum, William Joseph Mcinnes Botanic Garden and Campus Arboretum, Labadie Arboretum. Excerpt:Arizona Cactus Garden, partial view. The Arizona Cactus Garden (30,000 square feet or 2,800 m ), also known as the Stanford Cactus Garden , is a botanical garden specializing in cactus and succulents . It is located on the campus of Stanford University (within the Stanford University Arboretum , and near the Stanford Family Mausoleum and the Angel of Grief ), Palo Alto , California , USA, and open to the public daily without charge. History The garden was first planted between 1880 and 1883 for Jane and Leland Stanford to a design by landscape architect Rudolph Ulrich. It was planned to be adjacent to their new residence, and part of the larger gardens for the Stanford estate. However, the home was never built. The garden was regularly maintained until the 1920s after which it fell into great disrepair. Restoration Volunteer restoration work began in 1997 and is ongoing. Notwithstanding decades of neglect, some of the original plants remain. The garden now contains approximately 500 cacti and succulents in 58 beds, broadly divided into two major sections. The Eastern Hemisphere section is planted with aloes , jade plants... ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens, Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Connecticut College Arboretum, New Canaan Nature Center, Highstead Arboretum. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens contains 91 acres (37 hectares) of parkland, gardens, and landscapes that focus on the regional plants, ecology and character of Southwestern New England. The Arboretum is open and accessible to the public every day of the year. It is located at 151 Brookdale Road in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. The Arboretum started in 1913, when Dr. Francis A. Bartlett, an eminent dendrologist and founder of the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, acquired "30 acres more or less" of North Stamford woodland to use as his residence, training school and research laboratory for his company. Over the years he assembled a large number of plant specimens on the property from all over the world. In 1965, when the research laboratory moved to North Carolina, the Stamford site, then covering more than 60 acres (24 hectares), was purchased by the State of Connecticut and designated the Connecticut State Arboretum. In 1993, the land and overall operation of the Arboretum were transferred to the University of Connecticut at Stamford. In 2001, the land was transferred to the City of Stamford and operations were transferred to the Bartlett Arboretum Association an independent non-profit organization. The Bartlett Arboretum Association continues to operate the grounds today. In January 2007, the Arboretum started offering a landscaping class for Spanish-speaking landscapers. Although taught in English, key words and expressions are translated into Spanish. The landscapers are taught subjects such as proper planting, mulching and pruning... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1687563 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Wisconsin, National Forests of Wisconsin, National Wildlife Refuges in Wisconsin, Nature Centers in Wisconsin, Parks in Wisconsin, United States National Park Service Areas in Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Forests, Parks of Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Devil's Lake State Park, Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Peninsula State Park, Gravel Island National Wildlife Refuge, Horicon Marsh, Willow River State Park, Mead Wildlife Area, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, List of Wisconsin State Forests, Havenwoods State Forest, Raptor Education Group, University of Wisconsin-madison Arboretum, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, Schmeeckle Reserve (Stevens Point, Wisconsin), Lapham Peak Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway, International Crane Foundation, Blue Mound State Park, Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area, Putnam Park, Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, Camp Five Museum, Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest, St. Croix Wetland Management District, Ledge View Nature Center, Whitefish Dunes State Park, Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area, James Madison Park, Pattison State Park, Brule River State Forest, Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, Pike Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Governor Knowles State Forest, Peshtigo River State Forest, Lake Park, Milwaukee, Cathedral Square Park, Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Point Beach State Forest, Leopold Wetland Management District, Flambeau River State Forest, Black River State Forest, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, Warner Park, Loew Lake Unit, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Fox River National Wildlife Refuge, Island Park (Racine, Wisconsin), Jones Arboretum and Bo...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24769050 ... Read more

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Chapters: Morris Arboretum, John J. Tyler Arboretum, Lee and Virginia Graver Arboretum, Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Curtis Hall Arboretum, Awbury Arboretum, William F. Curtis Arboretum, the Arboretum at Penn State, Haverford College Arboretum, Jenkins Arboretum, Scott Arboretum, Chatham University Arboretum, Welkinweir, Swiss Pines, Taylor Memorial Arboretum, Appleford/parsons-Banks Arboretum, Arboretum at Penn State Behrend, Henry Schmieder Arboretum, Lake Erie Arboretum, Holtwood Arboretum, Liberty Forge Arboretum, Bryn Mawr Campus Arboretum, Renziehausen Park Rose Garden and Arboretum, Louise Arnold Tanger Arboretum, Centennial Arboretum, Mont Alto Arboretum, American College Arboretum, Crozer Arboretum, Arboretum Villanova. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 73. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lake Erie Arboretum is a young arboretum located within Frontier Park, at the intersection of 8th Street and Bayfront Parkway, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It is open daily without fee. The arboretum first began as an idea in 1997, with the first tree planted in 1998. By now it contains over 300 young trees representing some 225 tree varieties. New trees are still being added. Some of its tree specimens include Alder, Catalpa, Dogwood, Douglas-fir, Ginkgo, Hawthorn, Shagbark Hickory, Linden, Honey locust, Maple, Scarlet Oak, Russian Olive, Tulip-tree, Black Walnut, and Corkscrew Willow. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=5045926 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Mississippi, National Forests of Mississippi, National Wildlife Refuges in Mississippi, Parks in Mississippi, United States National Park Service Areas in Mississippi, Wilderness Areas of Mississippi, Natchez Trace Parkway, Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Shiloh National Military Park, Vicksburg National Military Park, Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge, Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Holly Springs National Forest, Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, Natchez National Historical Park, Flint Creek Water Park, Crosby Arboretum, Tupelo National Battlefield, Black Creek Wilderness, de Soto National Forest, Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge, Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge, Hillside National Wildlife Refuge, Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge, Natchez Trace Trail, Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Leaf River Wildlife Management Area, Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge, Tombigbee National Forest, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Delta National Forest, Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge, St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Bienville National Forest, Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Homochitto National Forest, Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge, Simmons Arboretum, Mississippi Wetlands Management District. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 102. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Natchez Trace Parkway is a National Park Service unit in the southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Old Natchez Trace and preserves sections of the original trail. The Natchez Trace Parkway logo can be seen on signs and trail markings along the parkway.Its central feature...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=497475 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Washington (U.s. State), Botanical Gardens in Washington (U.s. State), Washington Park Arboretum, Highline Botanical Garden, Manito Park and Botanical Gardens, Seattle Chinese Garden, Heronswood, Wright Park Arboretum, Bloedel Reserve, Bellevue Botanical Garden, South Seattle Community College Arboretum, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, Wind River Arboretum, Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden, Sehome Hill Arboretum, Carl S. English, Jr., Botanical Gardens, John A. Finch Arboretum, Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Yakima Area Arboretum, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 86. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Washington Park is a public park in Seattle, Washington, USA, most of which is taken up by the Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation. Washington Park also includes a playfield and the Seattle Japanese Garden in its southwest corner. The entire length of Arboretum Creek is within the park. To the north is Union Bay; to the west are Montlake and Madison Valley; to the south is the Washington Park neighborhood; and to the east is the Broadmoor Golf Club. Lake Washington Boulevard E. runs north and south through the park, parallel to the creek. A secondary road, for most of its length named Arboretum Drive E. and for a short northern stretch named E. Foster Island Road, runs along the Arboretum's eastern edge. E. Interlaken Boulevard and Boyer Avenue E. run northwest out of the park to Montlake and beyond. State Route 520 cuts through Foster Island and the Union Bay wetlands at the park's northern end, interchanging with Lake Washington Bouleva...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1027750 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Washington (U.s. State), National Forests of Washington (U.s. State), Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Umatilla National Forest, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington Park Arboretum, Olympic National Forest, Okanogan National Forest, Manito Park and Botanical Gardens, Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Wright Park Arboretum, Hoh Rain Forest, Wenatchee National Forest, Kaniksu National Forest, Colville National Forest, South Seattle Community College Arboretum, Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, Wind River Arboretum, Kloshe Nanitch Lookout, Sehome Hill Arboretum, John A. Finch Arboretum, Lake Wilderness Arboretum, Yakima Area Arboretum, Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 80. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest -Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest covers (in descending order of forestland area) portions of Snohomish, Whatcom, Skagit, King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kittitas counties. It has a total area of 1,724,229 acres. Ranger district offices are located in Sedro-Woolley, Darrington, North Bend and Skykomish. Together with the other central Puget Sound counties, 62% (3.63 million people) of the State's population lives within a 70-mile (110 km) drive of the Forests. Another 1.5 million in the Vancouver, British Columbia metro area are also within easy reach of the northern part of the Forests. The large population factor, coupled with easy road access, makes the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest one of the most visited National Forests in the country. The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest contains many scenic and historical points of interest. Mountain tops gradually rise from 5,000 to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) on the south end of the forest to 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in the north. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=267598 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in West Virginia, National Forests of West Virginia, National Wildlife Refuges in West Virginia, Nature Centers in West Virginia, Parks in West Virginia, United States National Park Service Areas in West Virginia, West Virginia State Forests, Wilderness Areas of West Virginia, Appalachian Trail, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Monongahela National Forest, Dolly Sods Wilderness, Blackwater Falls State Park, Gauley River National Recreation Area, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, New River Gorge National River, Oglebay Park, Coopers Rock State Forest, Spice Run Wilderness, Roaring Plains West Wilderness, Cranberry Wilderness, Otter Creek Wilderness, Mountain Lake Wilderness, Laurel Fork South Wilderness, Twin Falls Resort State Park, Pipestem Resort State Park, Calvin Price State Forest, Laurel Fork North Wilderness, List of West Virginia State Forests, Hawks Nest State Park, Cabwaylingo State Forest, Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, Earl L. Core Arboretum, Greenbrier State Forest, Oglebay Institute, Bluestone National Scenic River, Kanawha State Forest, Seneca State Forest, Kumbrabow State Forest, Panther Wildlife Management Area, Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Fries Park, Wheeling Park, Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Brooks Memorial Arboretum. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 138. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply The A.T., is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately 2,178 miles (3,505 km) long. The path is maintained by thirty trail clubs and multiple partnerships. The majority of the trail is in wilderness,...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=87009 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Kentucky, Kentucky State Forests, National Forests of Kentucky, National Wildlife Refuges in Kentucky, Nature Centers in Kentucky, Nature Reserves in Kentucky, Parks in Kentucky, United States National Park Service Areas in Kentucky, Daniel Boone National Forest, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, Cave Hill Cemetery, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area, Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Lexington Cemetery, Royal Spring Park, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Blackacre Nature Preserve and Historic Homestead, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, John James Audubon State Park, Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve, Boone County Arboretum, Six Mile Island State Nature Preserve, University of Kentucky Arboretum, Axe Lake Swamp State Nature Preserve, Nannine Clay Wallis Arboretum, Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge, Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge, Kentucky Ridge State Forest, Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum, List of Kentucky State Forests, Knobs State Forest, Kentenia State Forest, Tygarts State Forest, Olympia State Forest, Pennyrile State Forest, Brigadoon State Nature Preserve, Dewey Lake State Forest. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 114. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: George Washington and Jefferson National Forests -George Washington National Forest was established on May 16, 1918 as the Shenandoah National Forest. The forest was renamed after the first President on June 28, 1932. Natural Bridge National Forest was added on July 22, 1933. Jefferson National Forest was formed on April 21, 1936 by combining portions of the Unanka and George Washington National Forests ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1548172 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Kansas, National Wildlife Refuges in Kansas, Parks in Kansas, Recreational Areas in Kansas, United States National Park Service Areas in Kansas, Fort Scott National Historic Site, Waconda Spring, Brown V. Board of Education National Historic Site, Cheyenne Bottoms, Cimarron National Grassland, Konza Prairie, Nicodemus National Historic Site, Big Basin Prairie Preserve, Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Marais Des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge, Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge, Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge, Howard T. Sawhill City Park, International Forest of Friendship, List of Wyandotte County Parks and Parkways, 8 Mile Corner, Bartlett Arboretum, Kansas Landscape Arboretum, Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, Lake Afton, Sedgwick County Extension Arboretum, Kanopolis State Park. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 75. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fort Scott National Historic Site -In 1842 Fort Scott, named after Winfield Scott, was established on the American frontier on the military road between Fort Leavenworth and Fort Gibson. It was established due to the rapid immigration of settlers from the Eastern United States out west. Fort Scott became one of a chain of forts intended to protect the new settlers from the Indians, and protect the Indians from the settlers. The United States government hopes of permanent Indian lands west of the Missouri River proved for naught, as settlers continued to encroach on the Indian settlements. Fort Scott's most active days were between 1842 and 1853. The Cherokees of Oklahoma were upset with the presence of Fort Wayne in their proximity. After some delay, it was decided that the soldiers of Fort ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1026683 ... Read more

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Chapters: Nichols Arboretum, Museums at the University of Michigan, Hidden Lake Gardens, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Slayton Arboretum, Leila Arboretum, Michigan State University Horticulture Gardens, Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hidden Lake Gardens colloquially known as Hidden Lake 755 acres (3.06 km), is a botanical garden and an arboretum operated by Michigan State University situated in the Irish Hills of southeast Michigan. The Gardens are known for their large collection of native and nonnative trees, shrubs and flowers. HLG was given to Michigan State University by Harry Fee in 1945. Today it is visited by nearly 45,000 people annually.. Hidden Lake Gardens mission is to preserve and enhance the natural beauty of the gardens and to display plants for the inspiration and education of the public. Hidden Lake Gardens began with Harry Fee, an Adrian businessman, purchased 200 acres (0.81 km) of land surrounding the "Hidden Lake" upon his retirement in 1926. He began with the intent to farm, but after realizing the land was not suitable for agriculture, he began to grow nursery stock instead. Fee decided that he did not want to compete with local nurseries during the Great Depression, so he began planting his trees and shrubs on the property. Fee sought to create picturesque landscape scenes, embellishing on the natural beauty of his property to create a "series of pictures." In 1945, Harry Fee would donate Hidden Lake Gardens to Michigan State University, and his generous Financial endowment continues to develop the gardens with additional land acquisitions, building construction, and educational programs and visitor services. A large portion of Hidden Lake Gardens has been planted as an arb...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3319589 ... Read more

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Chapters: Crapo Park, Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Brenton Arboretum, Forest Park Museum and Arboretum, Iowa Arboretum, Buxton Park Arboretum, Arie Den Boer Arboretum, Muscatine Arboretum, Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Lilac Arboretum and Children's Forest. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The Brenton Arboretum 121 acres (490,000 m²) is a new arboretum and botanical garden in early stages of development, located at 2629 Palo Circle, Dallas Center, Iowa, USA. The Arboretum aims to display all Iowa native trees and shrubs suitable to the site, as well as many other tree species which can grow in central Iowa, and currently contains over 1,500 trees and shrubs. The Brenton Arboretum is a non-profit organization and open to the public. The Brenton Arboretum was founded by Sue and J.C. (Buz) Brenton and their children, on land which was part of the original "Home Farm" acquired by Dr. James Brenton and his son, William Henry, soon after they arrived from Indiana in 1853 by covered wagon. Its first trees were planted in 1997. The Master Plan was created by Anthony Tyznik, Batavia, Illinois, who for many years was the landscape architect for the Morton Arboretum. The Arboretum features a lake, pond, wetlands, several streams, walking paths, bridges, prairies, wildflowers, and a small library. The native grasses Buffalograss, blue grama, little bluestem, and sideoats grama are being planted to bring the land back to its pre-agricultural setting. The Brenton Arboretum ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2436721 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Carleton College Cowling Arboretum, Linnaeus Arboretum, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Saint John's Arboretum, Northland Arboretum. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Carleton College Cowling Arboretum (also referred to as the Arb) consists of approximately 880 acres (360 hectares) of land adjacent to Carleton College. It was created under the leadership of President Donald J. Cowling and Professor Harvey E. Stork in the 1920s. Professor Stork and Superintendent of Grounds D. Blake Stewart ("Stewsie") were responsible for much of the early development of the Arb, and their influences can still be seen and felt in many places. Stork and Stewsie were remarkable land managers, and it can be argued that they were among the nation's first restoration ecologists. In particular, their planting of upland forest trees and wildflowers in the Upper Arb (Stork Forest) decades ago is now coming to impressive maturity. The original Arboretum has been augmented both by absorbing the Carleton Farm as it was closed down in the 1960s, and by purchases of adjoining farmland. Cultivated land, which originally made up much of the property within the Arboretum, has slowly been phased out since 1970, and will probably be eliminated within the next few years. The Arb is divided by Highway 19 into the Upper Arb (south of the highway) and the Lower Arb (north of the highway; "lower" because it contains the low-lying floodplain of the Cannon River). The two portions of the Arb differ in character and in the pattern of visitor use. Since the Upper Arb is closer to both the campus and most Northfield residents, it receives more traffic and is being developed for heavier use. The Upper Arb has greater trail density, some trails designated for bike use, and generally smaller area... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2158327 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Riverview Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Park, British Columbia, Dominion Arboretum, Morgan Arboretum, University of Guelph Arboretum, Lauber Arboretum. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Riverview Hospital (Coquitlam) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1872, Royal Hospital in Victoria was converted to British Columbia's first facility to house mentally ill patients. Due to overcrowding, Royal Hospital was closed and the patients moved to the new Provincial Asylum for the Insane in 1878. Again facing problems of overcrowding at the turn of the century, in 1904 the provincial government purchased 1,000 acres (4.0 km) in then-rural Coquitlam for the construction of Riverview Hospital and the adjacent Colony Farm lands. Patients were originally housed in temporary buildings, and in 1913 the building that would eventually be called West Lawn began treating the 300 most seriously ill male patients. By this time, Colony Farm was producing over 700 tons of crops and 20,000 gallons of milk in a year, using mostly patient labour. British Columbia's first Provincial Botanist, John Davidson, established an arboretum, nursery and a botanical garden on the hospital lands, often with the assistance of patients as there was a belief in the therapeutic value. The botanical garden was moved to the new University of British Columbia in 1916, but the arboretum and nursery remained. In 1924, the Acute Psychopathic Unit, later called Centre Lawn, opened. Then in 1930, the 675-bed Female Chronic Unit (later called East Lawn) opened. The first phase of what would eventually be called the Crease Clinic, the Veteran's Unit opened in 1934, with the second phase opened in 1949, giving Riverview its most iconic building. Finally in 1955, the Tuberculosis Unit (now called North ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21661578 ... Read more

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Chapters: Arboreta in Missouri, Missouri State Forests, National Forests of Missouri, National Wildlife Refuges in Missouri, Parks in Missouri, United States National Park Service Areas in Missouri, Wilderness Areas of Missouri, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Mingo National Wildlife Refuge, Pilot Knob Mountain, Mark Twain National Forest, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Tower Grove Park, List of Missouri State Forests, Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area, Krug Park (St. Joseph, Missouri), Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Hercules Glades Wilderness, Penn Valley Skatepark, Great River National Wildlife Refuge, Devils Backbone Wilderness, Irish Wilderness, Mingo Wilderness, Missouri State Arboretum, Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Paddy Creek Wilderness, Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge, Piney Creek Wilderness, Swope Park, Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Ozark Cavefish National Wildlife Refuge, Loose Park, Bell Mountain Wilderness, Shaw Nature Reserve, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, Rockwoods Reservation, Oppenstein Brothers Memorial Park, Albert Oakland Park, Penn Valley Park, Rockpile Mountain Wilderness, Mcalester Arboretum, Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 100. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial -The Gateway ArchThe Gateway Arch is known as the "Gateway to the West". It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947 and built between 1963 and 1968. It stands 630 feet (192 m) tall and 630 feet (192 m) wide at its base. The legs are 54 feet (16.5 m) wide at the base, narrowing to 17 feet (5.2 m) at the arch. There i...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=49457 ... Read more