Lincoln Park Arboretum | Grand Junction, CO
- Lincoln Park now has an arboretum highlighting 69 of its most notable trees, an educational feature of a larger park renovation.
- Local Eagle Scout Ryan Gibb proposed the project as his service work and placed 70 tree markers around the park with the help of 35 volunteers.
- The arboretum is meant to serve as an outdoor tree museum and living laboratory for local schools, child care facilities, and higher-learning institutions.
- Visitors can follow a virtual map on their smartphones to read about each tree species or watch videos.
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City of Grand Junction News
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