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Pots, pots, pots – please read before dropping off

Pots, pots, pots – please read before dropping off

We don’t recycle pots. We do reuse the ones we can and appreciate you dropping off only what we can use. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THESE! If they’re gross enough that you wouldn’t want to clean them up and reuse them we probably wouldn’t either. We’d rather spend our time digging up plants to share with you!

Student Food Drive

Student Food Drive

I wanted to do a food drive at the Arboretum because around this time of year, many families in our area are unable to experience the joy of holidays. My hope is that our community will band together to participate in the food drive and make this season better for everyone! Please donate canned goods or other packaged products to help local families. Thank you!! Sydney Smith Sophomore, Owen J. Roberts HS Project Creator and Coordinator Althouse Arboretum Student Leadership…

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Destruction & Regrowth

Destruction & Regrowth

See all the destruction? This is the result of an invasive insect known at the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).  This insect was brought here from Asia.  It lives under the bark of Ash Trees and feeds off the tree.  Within a few years the Ash Tree dies.  There is no practical way to remove it from the environment.  It is expected to wipe out the entire Ash Tree population in PA. Why are all the trees cut down? Dead Ash…

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Ash Trees & Emerald Ash Borer

Ash Trees & Emerald Ash Borer

We are sorry to all our valuable visitors, but the Althouse Arboretum and its trails will be closed to the public until March 1st for Ash Tree removal. This is what a small insect can do! . We love our trees! Unfortunately, we have had to make the very difficult decision to remove all our Ash Trees on the properties of the Althouse Arboretum.  This is a result of an invasive insect called the Emerald Ash Borer.  This insect burrows…

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Vinca Meadow

Vinca Meadow

Some plants are pretty yet called invasive, but what can one harmless plant do? Somewhere in the 1950’s or maybe 60’s, long before the environmental movement came into being or used the word ‘invasive’ to describe plants or even really understood the consequences of planting certain non-native plants, Pastor Althouse planted a small area of his property with Vinca. Now, 60 years later you can see Vinca covering a large area of the 17 acre property. While beautiful, with periwinkle…

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