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Volunteers Help to Beautify Laurelwood Arboretum

April is National Volunteer Month, and the volunteer season will begin at Laurelwood Arboretum on April 13. Volunteers work Tuesdays through Saturdays from April through October. Anyone who is interested in volunteering should email Carol Palmer-Yomtov, chairperson of the Friends

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Laurelwood Arboretum Awarded ArbNet Accreditation

Laurelwood Arboretum has been awarded Level II Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum. ArbNet is an interactive, collaborative, international community of arboreta. Accreditation recognizes the achievement of particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens

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Eagle Scout Project at Laurelwood Arboretum

Birds, bats and other beneficial pollinators have special homes at Laurelwood Arboretum, thanks to Eagle Scout candidate Aadhithyaram Balaji. Adi, a member of Troop #108 in Wayne, constructed and installed 12 nesting boxes as part of his personal effort to welcome and conserve New Jersey’s native wildlife.

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Donate-a-Bench Program at Laurelwood Arboretum

Two beautiful hand-hewn benches created by artist David Robinson for Laurelwood Arboretum are now on display in the garden. One is in the Sensory Garden and the other is inside the front door of the Knippenberg Center for Education. There

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