Cowling Arboretum – Carleton College-菲律宾十大彩票平台

Learn more about how the Arb is used as an outdoor classroom by a number of Carleton courses.

The Arb has been a conservation area for decades, and it serves a valuable role in providing habitat for species of diverse natural communities.

Recreation

The most common recreational use of the Arb is by casual visitors who come to walk, run, ski, fish, or simply enjoy being outdoors.

Management

Learn how staff restore and maintain the Arboretum.

The Arboretum is open to the public free of charge everyday from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Trails are open to pedestrian use throughout the Arboretum. While strollers and wheelchairs are allowed on all trails, the paved trail in the Upper Arboretum is your best option. Bikes are only allowed in the Upper Arboretum. Fires are not allowed. Dogs must be on a physical leash (no electronic leashes) at all times.

Flood update as of 9/28/2024: The river trail in the Lower Arboretum and the parking lot serving the Lower Arboretum along Hwy 19 near the West Gym are now open. The bridge over Spring Creek at that entrance is currently not usable, please use the Hwy 19 bridge to access the Lower Arboretum.

About the Arb

The “Arb” consists of approximately 800 acres of land adjacent to the College and was created under the leadership of President Donald J. Cowling and Professor Harvey E. Stork in the 1920s. Professor Stork and Superintendent of Grounds D. Blake Stewart (“Stewsie”) were responsible for much of the early development of the Arb, and their influences can still be seen and felt in many places. Stork and Stewsie were remarkable land managers, and it can be argued that they were among the nation’s first restoration ecologists. In particular, their planting of upland forest trees and wildflowers in the Upper Arb (Stork Forest) decades ago is now coming to impressive maturity.