The 95-acre UC Davis Arboretum, located along Putah Creek's historic north fork, maintains a documented collection of more than 4,000 different kinds of trees, shrubs and perennials for use in teaching and research. Outstanding plant collections include the Shields Oak Grove, the Mary Wattis Brown Garden of California native plants, the Ruth Storer Garden of flowering perennials and small shrubs, and the T. Elliot Weier Redwood Grove. Under construction in 2000, the Home Demonstration Garden will promote sustainable and environmentally appropriate garden practices. Internships are available in nursery management, landscape design and maintenance, environmental education, conservation biology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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