The Mission of the Campus Arboretum at the University of Arizona is to preserve, manage, enhance, and expand a vital collection plants in an active, urban Sonoran Desert setting. The UA Campus Arboretum will showcase the historic, scientific, aesthetic, environmental, economical, conservation, and educational value of these plants within the larger Tucson urban forest and the American Southwest.

For a broader description of the goals of the UA Campus Arboretum, please see the 2009 Concept Statement.