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Los Angeles County officials discussed the possibility of closing the Arboretum and using its $2.5 million budget to keep 22 other county parks open.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper179
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 13, 1993
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
179AN
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The plant sale on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, proved to be a gardner's delight with various plants that are difficult to find.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2003
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
25699AN
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Article discusses severe budget and staff cuts at the Arboretum. Since 1975 the staff has been cut by 40 percent. The most recent county budget cut another $250,000 from the department.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper457
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 9, 1981
Pages
p. A-1 photo
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
457AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper447
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 sixth annual Intercultural Evening was held at the Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper465
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1991
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p. A-1 photos
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 11, 1991
Pages
p. A-1 photos
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
465AN
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California Gourd Society's annual Gourd Fair at the Arboretum will include works of hundreds of professional gourd artists and students from the Sequoyah School in Pasadena. Featured artist Denise Meyers will be the keynote speaker.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24531
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 22, 2002
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p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
24721AN
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The Arboretum suffered the loss of a number of old and rare trees in this week's wind storm, including the only known Crown of Thorns tree growing in this area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper8177
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 1997
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p. A 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 9, 1997
Pages
p. A 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
8132AN
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Los Angeles State and County Arboretum officials are considering ways to make budget cuts.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper110
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
Pages
p. 3
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Star Tribune
Date
August 2, 1992
Pages
p. 3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
110AN
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The Los Angeles State and County Arboretum plans to open its 3 acre rain forest exhibit in July featuring several hundred plant specimens from around the world.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper141
Newspaper
Star Tribune
Date
October 19, 1992
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p. 1
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Star Tribune
Date
October 19, 1992
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
141AN
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General admission for adults to the arboretum will be raised to $5 beginning September 1.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper177
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
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p. A-3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 1993
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p. A-3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
177AN
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A public meeting was held May 20 at the Arboretum to discuss the use of the name Los Angeles County Botanic Garden instead of Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25546
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25745AN
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View of plantings and man-made waterfall at the foot of Tallac Knoll (east end). There are eight visitors to Arboretum enjoying the site.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/photographs950
Date
c.1979
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Date
c.1979
Subjects
Arboretum
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8x10 b&w
ID
944
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Photographs
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Workshops, classes and displays were offered as part of the annual Gourd Fair at the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26603
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2003
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 12, 2003
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Gourd Fair
Item ID
26803AN
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Joan De Fata, plant sciences librarian at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County has been awarded the 2002 Charles Robert Long Award of Extraordinary Merit by the International Council of Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24387
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2002
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 26, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
De Fata, Joan
Item ID
24578AN
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The Les Brown Band of Renown will perform at the annual Picnic Concert at the Arboretum. Brown is back by popular demand due to the overwhelming success of last year's concert.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper449
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1980
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p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 24, 1980
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
449AN
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The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct two public meetings to discuss the recent change of the Arboretum's name.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25539
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 11, 2003
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25738AN
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Baldwin Lake at the Arboretum is seen with ducks swimming to the left of the photo. The Queen Anne Cottage is not visible.

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unknown
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Date
unknown
Subjects
Arboretum
Baldwin Lake
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8x10 b&w
ID
1440
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A 90-foot crane used for a movie shoot at the Arboretum toppled arm-first into Baldwin lake, which is being used as the set for the upcoming Columbia Pictures movie "Anaconda."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper6072
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 13, 1996
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Arboretum
Item ID
5905AN
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Carol Libby and Scott Hettrick of the Arcadia Historical Society are both on the Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee, which wants to restore the Hugo Reid Adobe on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Arboretum. They want to re-create the adobe as it was in its heyday, when Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin lived there from 1875 until he died in 1909.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31725
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
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p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 24, 2009
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Baldwin Adobe Restoration Committee
Hettrick, Scott
Historic preservation
Hugo Reid Adobe
Libby, Carol
Los Angeles County Arboretum
Item ID
31922AN
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A worse case scenario list of cuts to county services includes the Los Angeles County Arboretum.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25093
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 11, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Arboretum
Los Angeles County Botanic Garden
Item ID
25288AN
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