April 18, 2008
Should a Campus Arboretum Be a Wilderness or a Garden?
What is an arboretum? Many campuses have them. Sometimes a whole campus is one. But beyond having plants, which may or may not be labeled, the answer isn't always clear.
Sometimes an arboretum is thought of as "natural." Often what is done there is simply subtractive — invasive species have been removed. But often an arboretum (as well as a campus) is a garden. When decisions about it are derived from a garden ethic, rather than a wilderness ethic or naturalism, it becomes
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