Take a tour of UC Davis trees

Have you noticed? We’re having a spectacular tree season!

This month, maples, pistaches, ginkgos and other deciduous trees are putting on a colorful show with rich reds, golds and oranges.

Before those leaves are gone, check out the gorgeous trees at the UC Davis Arboretum with the help of a new self-guided tour of campus trees.

“This tour moves you through a 1.5-mile loop on the UC Davis campus while teaching you about both common and unique tree species,” says the arboretum staff. “It’s perfect for navigating in-person from your smartphone!”

You also can check it out on your laptop computer or tablet. Find the links here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ed81abebde784d2f824268402fb3ed1b

The tour and virtual resources were created by students participating in the arboretum’s Learning by Leading Tree Stewardship program. Among the thousands of trees on campus, 21 specimens are highlighted on the self-guided tour.

For visitors to the arboretum, parking on campus is free on holidays and weekends.

Besides the tour, the students also came up with several other tree-friendly resources including webpages on the benefits of trees in a suburban environment, the effects of climate change on our trees and forests, and details on a Campus and Community Action Plan with ways students and residents can support their tree canopy.

More details and links: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/trees.

-- Debbie Arrington