The Robert L. Shepherd Desert Arboretum, properly known as the Santa Clara City Arboretum is a desert
arboretum
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...
located in
Santa Clara, Utah, United States. It was established by Robert L. Shepherd, local artist. The arboretum includes interpretive paths around
lava flows and through the desert.
As of 2012, the arboretum is closed to the public and is undergoing restoration after a series of
wildfires.
Non-native
tamarisk trees had taken over the
riparian area along the
Santa Clara River and had choked out the native vegetation and then burned. The city is working with volunteer crews to eradicate the tamarisk trees and restore the riparian area.
References
External links
Robert L. Shepherd Desert Arboretum*
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See also
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List of botanical gardens in the United States
This list is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States.[Arboreta in Utah Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and ...](_blank)
Botanical gardens in Utah
Protected areas of Washington County, Utah
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