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The UCI Arboretum .... conservation of rare and endangered species in California
http://www.digatree.com The UCI Arboretum is a 12.5-acre botanic garden and HISTORY In the late 1960s, less than a half-decade after the University of California, Irvine became a part of the UC system, the UCI Arboretum was used by the School of Biological Sciences as a plant growing facility for research and teaching purposes. The Arboretum is administered by and is a facility of the School of Biological Sciences. CURRENT Since its early days in the 1970 #39;s, the Arboretum has shifted from its initial focus on South African plants and to include a broad diversity of habitats representative of the California Floristic Province. These include exhibits of Baja California, California Channel Islands including those near Baja California, California Native Grasslands and Wildflowers, Maritime Succulent Scrub, Mojave Desert, Southern Maritime Chaparral, Otay Mesa, and Oak Woodland. FUTURE Like many botanic gardens, the UCI Arboretum is concerned with the conservation of rare and endangered species, and we grow a number of rare, threatened and endangered species both for our displays and genetic conservation as vouchered living material, but also for re-introduction into natural habitats to supplement existing wild stocks. This work is conducted in conjunction with the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Native Plant Society, and the Orange County Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology. RESEARCH As a part of the School of Biological Sciences, the Arboretum hosts a ...From:William HirstViews:0 0ratingsTime:04:32More inPeople Blogs

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