# @pennstatearboretum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C7SEywEJgFF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30509764-pennstatearboretum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-05-22T19:25:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Arboretum at Penn State (@pennstatearboretum) — https://gondola.cc/pennstatearboretum

## Caption

DID YOU KNOW there are approximately 2,100 native plants in Pennsylvania?! 🌱
 
In 1914, Penn State set aside land with the intent to one day create what we now know as the Arboretum—a place where the Commonwealth’s remarkable diversity of tree species and other flora could be studied and celebrated. Nearly 100 years later, a $10 million gift from Charles “Skip” Smith launched the construction of the H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens at University Park, and contributions from thousands of donors and hundreds of volunteers have transformed ten acres of land into space for learning, research, rest, and connection.
 
Read more about the Arboretum THEN & NOW using the link in our bio!

#WeAre #PennState

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raise Penn State | @RaisePennState | https://gondola.cc/RaisePennState | Fundraising Service |
| Penn State Outreach | @psuoutreach | https://gondola.cc/psuoutreach | College Program |
| Georgia Avery | @g_gonzzo | https://gondola.cc/g_gonzzo | Social Media Manager |
| The Arboretum at Penn State | @pennstatearboretum | https://gondola.cc/pennstatearboretum | College Program |

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