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Recent Examples of arboretumIn August 2024, the university unveiled a memorial garden dedicated to the four victims at the edge of campus near the arboretum.—
Kevin Fixler
june 26,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2026 The facility also includes a 15-foot bronze alligator statue, dog park, walking trails, playground, arboretum and plant exhibit, among rest area amenities.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026 Outside of Seattle, in Tacoma, residents and visitors can see cherry blossoms and tulips bloom in Point Defiance Park, a 760-acre garden with a Japanese Garden and at Wright Park, a 27-acre arboretum.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2026 Founded in 1872 as the first public arboretum in North America, Boston’s tree museum will host tours, kid’s activities, chalk artists, and (this day only) picnicking.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arboretum
In the early 1800s, the region was home to Hawaii’s first commercial sugar plantation which helped launch the state’s sugar industry and bring the town of Kōloa into the spotlight.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Aug. 2026
Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China.
Human activity has shaped the animals’ natural habitat, which covers a wide geographic range and many ecosystems, from low elevation forests to small woodlots, fields and pastures.
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Kate Perez,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Habitat loss has been insidious — croplands have been stripped of their bordering hedgerows and old fields and woodlots have been converted to housing developments.