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Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens | |
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Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (120 hectares / 300 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden that was opened in 1991. It is located a mile west of U.S. Highway 69 on 179th Street, Overland Park, Kansas. It is operated by the City of Overland Park, Kansas, a city in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. [1]
The arboretum includes mature trees and limestone bluffs, with nearly 6 miles (9.7 km) of trails and two bridges across Wolf Creek, a major tributary of the Blue River. [2] The Arboretum opened in 1990 and the first garden was dedicated in 1996. The arboretum has been developed over 20 years, with nearly 85 percent of the site set aside for natural ecosystems. [3] The remaining property is earmarked for gardens, buildings, etc.
At present, 8 ecosystems have been identified within the arboretum: [4]
Gardens developed to date are: [5] [6]