Our Purpose

The function of Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus Arboretum can be divided into four areas:

Teaching

The Arboretum provides an outdoor laboratory for use by faculty and students in botany, biology, environmental studies, photography, art and other departments.

Conservation

The Arboretum functions as a sanctuary for the preservation and conservation of plants. With collections of native and exotic flora, the Arboretum provides a model for environmentally sound urban landscape management.

Community Outreach

The Arboretum allows the university to provide botanical and horticultural information to the community. Educational opportunities are provided in the form of workshops, demonstrations and tours. Booklets, maps and plant guides allow the public to explore the Arboretum on their own.

Recreation

The Arboretum provides a place where people of the University and the community may enjoy passive recreation in a beautiful setting. By walking through the collections or enjoying a stop on one of the many benches, visitors can renew themselves through contact with nature.

Last updated: 1/3/2020