Community in Bloom: A history of the UC Davis Arboretum

We invite you to visit Community in Bloom, a new exhibit in Shields Library that celebrates the vibrant history of the UC Davis Arboretum, founded in 1936.

The UC Davis Arboretum serves as an outdoor museum and living laboratory for the university, a public resource for sustainable landscape practices and a treasured, contemplative space for all who visit. It occupies 100 acres along the banks of the north channel of Putah Creek and features demonstration gardens and a collection of 22,000 trees and plants. Education and outreach programs offer guided tours, classes, workshops, family nature programs, and talks by artists, scholars, and scientists. 

The exhibit includes more than a dozen photos and documents from the University Archives Photographs Collection, Stumpf (Paul K.) Slides of the University of California, Davis and Davis, California, The California Aggie, and the University of California, Davis Arboretum Records.