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The jungle area of the Arboretum is being restored with a $250,000 grant. The jungle has been badly damaged due to heavy use and a fire. It is being restored as a prehistoric jungle garden.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 4, 1975
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p. 1
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Arboretum
Item ID
441An
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The Queen Anne Cottage and Coach Barn at the Arboretum have been recommended for placement on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 14, 1980
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 14, 1980
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p. 1
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Arboretum
Item ID
451AN
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The Arboretum was awarded a $25,000 emergency grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The funds will be used to repair the damage that occurred during a windstorm in February.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1980
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p. 6
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 9, 1980
Pages
p. 6
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
452AN
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The Arboretum has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Institute of Museum Services. The money will be used for a computerized system to inventory and store information on the Arboretum's plant collection.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1979
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
October 18, 1979
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
447AN
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The new Hall of Environmental Education at the Arboretum has been completed and will open to the public shortly. The 8,000 sq. ft. auditorium in the new building accommodates nearly 1,000 people. It will be used for exhibits, classes and shows.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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p. A-9
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 5, 1981
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p. A-9
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
453AN
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Suzanne Gilstrap, who was paralyzed for life when a 20-foot-long tree limb fell on her at the Los Angeles County Arboretum on July 25, 1977, has won a $1,625,000 settlement from the County. Miss Gilstrap, now 16, has appeared as a paraplegic in a recent television movie, "Skyward," with Bette Davis.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
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p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 1, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
458AN
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The possibility of a fee for admission to both the Arboretum and Descanso Gardens is being considered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. At a hearing, Hal Roach, a member of the Board of Governors expressed the hope that the Supervisors would not resort to charging a fee. The fee would NOT be used to keep up the Arboretum, but would go into the County General Fund.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 28, 1975
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p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
442AN
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