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The CSUSM Campus is an accredited arboretum, with an Arboretum Trail leading a route through the campus core to highlight more than 80 trees and shrubs on campus. Look for plant identification signs along the route.
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31 Tree Species
216 total plant species
150 Acres
Including dedicated preserves
Accessible Walking Tour
33 map points around campus
About the Arboretum
Mission and Future Plans
The arboretum mission is to provide opportunities for education and recreation for members of the campus and local communities.
Community Ethnobotany Garden
The CSUSM Community Ethnobotany Garden (EBG) is a collaborative outdoor living laboratory, dedicated to conducting hands-on field research to discover the scientific and cultural value of plants. The EBG's mission is to cultivate, document, and celebrate the diverse uses of plants as taught by local plant knowledge bearers, medical practitioners, indigenous herbalists, ethnobotanists, migrant and immigrant communities, organic and native plant nurseries, health clinics, community-based organizations, community gardens, and other research collaborators.
