LINKING PEOPLE WITH PLANTS: A Master Plan for the Pine Tree State Arboretum

摘要

The Pine Tree State Arboretum in Augusta, the capital of Maine, occupies 224 acres of open fields, deep forests, ledges, and wetlands. The state purchased the land in 1835 and farmed it to meet the needs of the state hospital for the mentally ill until 1972. In 1981 the state's Bureau of Public Lands and the Maine Forest Service founded the Pine Tree State Arboretum on the property, with both agencies providing staff and funding. While the state agencies continue to provide support, the Arboretum isnow a private nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors.