Explore the Arboretum
Explore the Arboretum Over 3,500 acres ready for adventure The Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio is home to unique wildlife, old-growth forests and over 20 miles of secluded trails. Plan your visit today! Learn more
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Summer camp registration now open Camps at the Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden offer adventurous and educational opportunities to connect with nature. Learn more

Holden Forests & Gardens is a premier public garden featuring a rural and urban campus, with a world-class plant & environmental science center.

We conserve ecosystems, work to understand climate impacts on the Lower Great Lakes region, and foster a love for nature.

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Holden Arboretum Explore 3,500 acres

Just 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland, the Holden Arboretum is a living museum of exquisite collections of plants and trees on 3,500 acres with miles of trails, gardens. and woodlands. Plan Your Visit

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Cleveland Botanical Garden Discover a world of botanicals

In the heart of University Circle, Cleveland Botanical Garden is an urban oasis with mesmerizing gardens and curated glasshouses, offering a refreshing escape from the bustle of city life. Plan Your Visit

Holden scientists are making groundbreaking discoveries & saving our native trees.

Holden scientists, conservationists and community foresters are award-winning and nationally acclaimed.

Holden’s Wildflower Garden Is a Living Laboratory for Climate Change Research—Here’s What Our Researchers Have Learned

Holden’s Wildflower Garden Is a Living Laboratory for Climate Change Research—Here’s What Our Researchers Have Learned

Public gardens like the Holden Arboretum and the Cleveland Botanical Garden are great places to visit. But patrons exploring the latest Frost event might miss that behind the scenes, these places are also research institutions, where staff biologists study plants all around the world—and sometimes, right outside their doors.  The green spaces at gardens serve… »

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Holden researchers put forest management strategies to the test. Here’s what they found

Holden researchers put forest management strategies to the test. Here’s what they found

Private landowners play a critical role in preserving Ohio’s natural heritage where a majority of the state’s eight million acres of forest are privately owned. To manage these forests, land stewards commonly employ strategies like selective thinning (removal of canopy trees) and removal of invasive shrubs in order to maintain healthy forests. But what do… »

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Continuing our Work on Beech Leaf Disease

Continuing our Work on Beech Leaf Disease

by: David Burke and Sarah Kyker If you live in northeastern Ohio, you probably have heard of beech leaf disease (BLD), which was first spotted in Lake County in 2012. BLD affects American beech (Fagus grandifolia) trees and leads to dark interveinal banding on their leaves. Since it was first found at the arboretum in… »

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American Alliance of Museums
U.S. Forest Service
American Public Gardens Association
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