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The idea of creating an arboretum on the northern part of Orange State
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Arboretum officially was created in 1976, and officially opened in 1979. The arboretum, which was originally a diseased orange grove, was transformed into organic gardening plots. A centerpiece of the Arboretum is the Heritage House, which was built in 1894 as the home and office of Fullerton's
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Associated Students of Cal State College started funding for the project in 1971. Students and faculty worked together to use the land for organic gardening plots to show the environmental values of organic gardening. The trees were cut down and roots were removed.
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Arboretum gives people the opportunity to teach and learn about the environment. They work with students and faculty from a variety of different campus departments and gather information. The research that is done is shared throughout Orange County.
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