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The National Arboretum is currently closed due to the lapse in federal government funding. It will reopen once Congress restores funding.
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Proposed Canopy Trail
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Arboretum (USNA) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the potential impacts associated with the proposed construction and operation of...
U.S. National Arboretum Offers Solution to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest
Title: U.S. National Arboretum Offers Solution to Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Pest
Hemlocks, Tsuga species, are evergreen trees that can be found in forested ecosystems and in landscape plantings. They are in the pine family and often...
Explore America’s Stately Treasures!
Do you know your state tree? Do you know why your state tree is what it is?
Every state and the District of Columbia has selected an official state tree, and these trees say something about the states they represent, the people who...