For the complete text of [PDF] The UCSC Arboretum: A Grand Experiment
A Timeline of the Arboretum's History
The UCSC Arboretum grows nearly ten thousand plant species from around the
world, has imported over 2,500 ornamentals, and enriched countless gardens by
introducing native plants to the nursery trade. Arboretum staff and volunteers
teach undergraduate classes, make presentations in K-12 classes in area schools,
offer plant consultations to members of the community, provide legal testimony
on rare species, and participate in international research efforts and local
conservation initiatives. But how did this unique arboretum come to flourish
at UC Santa Cruz? The UCSC Arboretum: A Grand Experiment: An Oral History
addresses this question. This volume includes three oral histories, a historical
introduction, a timeline, photographs, and other archival material and chronicles
the development of the UCSC Arboretum over the past forty years through interviews
with Brett Hall, Phyllis Norris, and Daniel Harder, three key individuals who
have shaped the Arboretum's history.
