Core Arboretum
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Core Arboretum (91 acres) is an arboretum owned by West Virginia University and located on Monongahela Boulevard, Morgantown, West Virginia. It is open to the public daily without charge.
The arboretum's history began in 1948 when the University acquired its site. Professor Earl Lemley Core, chairman of the Biology Department, then convinced President Irvin Stewart to set the property aside for the study of biology and botany. In 1975 the arboretum was named in Core's honor.
The arboretum is now managed by the biology department, and consists of mostly old-growth forest on steep hillside and Monongahela River flood plain. It includes densely wooded areas with 3.5 miles of walking trails, as well as 3 acres of lawn planted with specimen trees.
