Specialized Resources
The Connecticut College Arboretum provides a welcome connection with the natural world, offering opportunities for teaching, research, conservation, recreation and public education.
The Arboretum is open to the public every day of the year, see temporary change in hours below.
Registration is now open for the annual symposium on Thursday and Friday, January 16 and 17, 2020. During this two-day conference presenters will explore the relationship between culture and nature, with a particular emphasis on that relationship’s relevance to contemporary landscape practice.
Ecological Landscape Symposium
Your support helps continue the Arboretum's mission of teaching, research, conservation, recreation and public education, and perpetuates the growth of our plant collections.
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Membership
Explore the Arboretum walking trails with with our interactive Trail Map. Other maps are available to identify woody plants in the Native Plant Collection, Caroline Black Garden and Connecticut College campus. You can also explore Mamacoke Island Geology Tour Story Map made by Professor Beverly Chomiak.
Maps
We are pleased to announce that the North American Native Deciduous Azalea Collection has been granted National Accreditation by Plant Collections Network, a program of the American Public Gardens Association.
Currently the collection includes 192 shrubs representing 15 different species.
The Nancy Moss Fine Native Azalea Garden