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Shaw Nature Reserve lies south of I-44 at Gray Summit, Missouri. Shaw Nature Reserve , formerly known as Shaw Arboretum , is a 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2 ) private non-profit nature reserve located in Gray Summit, Missouri , that is operated as an extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden .
The Shaw Nature Reserve was started by the Missouri Botanical Garden in 1925 as a place to store plants away from the pollution of the city. The air in St. Louis later cleared up, and the reserve has continued to be open to the public for enjoyment, research, and education ever since.
Shaw Nature Reserve: Missouri Botanical Garden: Gray Summit: See also. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States; References
Pages in category "Protected areas of Franklin County, Missouri" ... Shaw Nature Reserve This page was last edited on 17 December 2016, at 01:44 (UTC). ...
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The orchids were moved to the land, then called the Gray Summit Extension, the following year, but were restored to the original location of the garden when pollution waned. The Missouri Botanical Garden kept the land, and over the next fifty years, amounting eventually to the 2,444 acre (9.89 km 2) parcel currently known as Shaw Nature Reserve.
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