Morris Arboretum
The Morris Arboretum provides sanctuary, inspiration, joy, and wonder to visitors of all ages. Through enhancements to its grounds and new educational programming for children, the Ever Green Campaign has strengthened the Arboretum’s historic roots while ensuring its continued growth and vitality as a world-class public garden, an accessible educational resource, and a renowned center for botanical and horticultural research.
23,218
Donors
$34.9
Million Raised
Highlighted Accomplishments
Endowed two key leadership positions, establishing a firm foundation for the Arboretum’s verdant future: the Moses Feldman Family Foundation Director of Facilities and the Paul W. Meyer Chief Arborist.
Increased access and opportunities to engage young minds in the wonders of science and the natural world through the Education Endowment for Underserved Children and the Sally Jane Gendler Youth Education Endowment.
Enhanced the Arboretum’s landscape by restoring and preserving popular features, including the Rose Garden, the Log Cabin, Out on a Limb, the Fernery, the Garden Railway, the Arboretum’s many water features, and the Widener Visitor Center.
Advanced research on plants and the natural world through the Arboretum’s leadership work on the Mid-Atlantic Megalopolis Project, a National Science Foundation-funded collaborative that has digitized over 1 million plant specimens from the Mid-Atlantic corridor with the goal of better understanding the impact of urbanization on flora.
“The Ever Green Campaign has helped secure the Arboretum’s vital future by strengthening its fiscal stability and expanding program access for visitors of all ages. Contributions from our generous donors are sustaining the Arboretum as a premier public garden and center for horticultural research while laying the foundation for a new era of growth.”