UA Campus Arboretum

Thank you for considering support of the UA Campus Arboretum!
Your contributions provide needed resources for maintenance and preservation of existing tree collections, public educational and outreach activities and future expansion of collections and programs.

To send a donation and become a member of the Campus Arboretum:
MAIL A DONATION (click here)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAILING A DONATION:

Please make checks out to UA Foundation/Campus Arboretum.
Please indicate the name of the Fund or Endowment you wish to support on the check.

Please choose a fund or endowment:
1. Campus Arboretum Unrestricted Fund
2. Friends of the Campus Arboretum Endowment

Mail check and donation form to: Campus Arboretum PO Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036

For more information, please contact the Director by phone or send an E-mail to infoarboretum@arizona.edu

Do you want to know how your membership will help us?

1. Donations deposited into the
UA Foundation "Campus Arboretum Unrestricted Fund"
will be used for current expenses. These projects may include:

Educational activities and Outreach-

Website updates and maintenance.
Create new plant tours.
Install interpretive signs.
Maintain the public database.
Support UA Grounds- organize campus clean ups and provide tree care training.
Provide horticultural expertise for Campus Planning, Design and Construction -recommend trees for new designs and advocate for tree preservation during construction.

2. Donations deposited into the
UA Foundation "Friends of the Campus Arboretum Endowment"
will be used for Future Arboretum development projects.
Endowments are held funds that accumulate earnings to support
the Campus Arboretum in perpetuity. These projects may include:

Expanding tree collections

Fund new plantings to replace older trees.
Establishing a UA Arboretum Nursery for Ornamental Tree Production.
Developing propagation strategies to multiply rare species.
Improving irrigation design to preserve tree health.

Gifts and Sponsorship Opportunities:

Make your mark on campus by making a gift which supports future campus development, research and education. A personalized inscription on a brass plaque accompanies each tribute gift. This plate publicly recognizes your generous patronage and commemorates a loved one. These tributes create tangible markers across the campus landscape that represent the significant and rich heritage of the University of Arizona’s more than 125 year history and those with special ties to the campus and community. Please contact the Director to discuss the opportunity of becoming part of the UA heritage while providing significant support for preservation of its beautiful landscape.

Giving levels for tribute gifts include:

	$7500 +	Creates a gate plaque, endowment, pocket park or garden area.
	$1,000-5,000	Adopts a Heritage, special collections tree or palm on the mall.
	$4000	Sponsors a cast-iron bench under your favorite tree.
	$1,000-3,000	Sponsors a special collections tree.
	$1,000	Plants a new tree honoring a loved one.
	$500	Sponsors an existing tree.
	$500	Purchases three botanical signs for an interpretive area.
	$100	Sponsors a botanical sign for your favorite tree.

For more information, please contact the Director for specific details: by phone at: (520-621-1582) or by sending an e-mail to infoarboretum@arizona.edu.

Matching Gifts:

Many corporations will match or even double their employees' contributions to the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum. This is an excellent way to enlarge your gift.

Planned Giving:

If you would like to discuss planned giving, pledging or installment giving, please contact

The College of Agriculture Office of Development
PO Box 210036
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-7883, astevens@cals.arizona.edu