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The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden [1] and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. [2] Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres), include cataloged collections of trees and other living plants, gardens, and restored ...
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In 1939 Watts began working as a part-time teacher at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois; she was hired as a full-time staff naturalist in 1942. [5] Watts developed popular educational programming at the Arboretum, including studies in botany, ecology, taxonomy, geology, gardening, sketching, nature literature, and creative writing.
Morton was born on September 27, 1855, in Detroit, Michigan. [2] His mother, Caroline Joy, was an accomplished artist, musician, and gardener. His father, Julius Sterling Morton, a newspaperman and a leader in Nebraska territorial and state politics, played a key role in establishing Arbor Day, and served as the United States secretary of agriculture in the second administration (1893–1897 ...
Lisle (/ ˈ l aɪ əl / LY-əl) is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States.The population was 22,390 at the 2010 census, and in 2019 the population was recorded to be 23,270. [5]
Morton Arboretum: Lisle: DuPage: Chicago area: 1,700 acres, offers extensive nature-entered education programs Natural Resources Education Center at Russell Preserve: Genoa: DeKalb: Chicago area: website, operated by the DeKalb County Forest Preserve for environmental education programs North Park Village Nature Center: Chicago: Cook: Chicago area
Elms field at the Morton Arboretum. From left of picture: George Ware, Mrs Vera Grbić, Eugene Smalley and Ray Guries (July 2, 1987) George Ware, Ph.D. (1924–2010) was an American dendrologist and former research director of the Morton Arboretum Illinois who specialized in the evaluation of Asiatic species of elm as urban trees.
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