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Last updated on June 12, 2008

The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation
mission is to develop and maintain the arboretum with a native plant focus, establish educational programs, collect and propagate plants and establish an interpretive center.

Description:
The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation is a volunteer organization that develops and maintains the Lake Wilderness Arboretum which consists of 42 acres adjacent to Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley. Over 8000 hours have been logged each of the past 3 years by our volunteers. The arboretum is a quiet retreat and an outdoor classroom. It features
trails meandering through native forest, display
gardens and a nursery used for plant propagation
and study. The Foundation provides many educational opportunities with classes ranging from ethnobotany, to grafting and plant propagation, to concrete leaf casting. Local schools, from elementary to community college level, use the arboretum as a resource, coming by bus (which the foundation sometimes funds) or walking along the trail. Scouts also come to the arboretum to do their Eagle Scout projects or to earn badges. Community involvement is high and the arboretum is treasured as a beautiful green space within a growing urban area.

History:
The Lake Wilderness Arboretum Foundation, formerly the South King County Arboretum Foundation, is a
non-profit, volunteer-driven organization founded
in 1965. In 1997, the arboretum began to acquire
the Smith-Mossman Western Azalea collection, which is the largest public collection of Rhododendron occidentale in the world.

Contact people:

Criss Barrett, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Maria Van Zanen, Property Management, (phone), (email) Patty Davis, President, (phone), (email)

Address:

22520 SE 248th St Maple Valley, WA 98038 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.lakewildernessarboretum.org

Directions:

To get to The Lake Wilderness Arboretum take the Maple Valley Hwy (169) to Witte Rd. If you are going south take a right at Witte Rd and go to 248th St. At 248th St. take a left to the Arboretum. At the bend in the road, turn left into the parking lot. Walk into the arboretum. We will meet at the gazebo.

Miscellaneous Information

Liability
	Yes
Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers?
	Yes
Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18?
	Yes

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