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  1. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE Link to slide #3 Research: The UA Campus Arboretum is built upon the historical priorities of the Land Grant Institution to encourage land stewardship. Today we continue our commitment to research which promotes sustainable land management and conservation of plant biodiversity and natural resources. Link to slide #3 Education: As a University, our priority is to communicate knowledge that inspires students to make a difference. The UA Campus Arboretum not only provides a laboratory for active student engagement in a diverse array of classes but also directly provides student employment and practical experience by mentoring student projects. We strive to provide practical experience, nurture passion and depth of character that propels civic leadership. ‘Discover, educate, serve & inspire’ Link to slide #3 Outreach: We impact Arizona and a growing global community as we exercise the UA mandate to serve & inspire through public outreach. The UA Campus Arboretum provides a wealth of knowledge through its online resources, statewide programs to audiences of all ages and free tree tours and events offered to Tucson visitors and local residents. NEWS & EVENTS GARDEN PARTNERS The Campus Arboretum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of organizations providing membership benefits and individuals providing vital material support. Link to slide # 8 Enter here to find out what’s happening at the Campus Arboretum or to read or subscribe to our semi-annual newsletter. Link to slide # 7

  2. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE Link to slide #3 • Research: The UA Campus Arboretum is built upon the historical priorities of the Land Grant Institution to encourage land stewardship. • Street Tree Benefits • Species descriptions • Propagation • Revegatation Link to slide #3 • Education: As a University, our priority is to communicate knowledge that inspires students to make a difference. The UA Campus Arboretum not only provides a laboratory for active student engagement in a diverse array of classes. • Student Projects • Classes & educational collaboration ‘Discover, educate, serve & inspire’ Link to slide #3 • Outreach: We impact Arizona and a growing global community as we exercise the UA mandate to serve & inspire through public outreach. The UA Campus Arboretum provides a wealth of knowledge. • Tree Tours • Plant Science Family Night • Presentations NEWS & EVENTS GARDEN PARTNERS The Campus Arboretum gratefully acknowledges the generosity of organizations providing membership benefits and individuals providing vital material support. Link to slide # 8 Enter here to find out what’s happening at the Campus Arboretum or to read or subscribe to our semi-annual newsletter. Link to slide # 7

  3. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE • Research • Street Tree Benefits • Species descriptions • Propagation • Revegatation Link to street trees pdf old site These 3 will link to a new blank secondary page with the format of slide #4 This will link to secondary page with list of links to student projects (see slide #5 ) • Education • Student Projects • Classes & educational collaboration ‘Discover, educate, serve & inspire’ This links to a new blank secondary page with the format of slide #5 Link to Tree tours page = slide #6 • Outreach • Tree Tours • Plant Science Family Night • Presentations These 2 will link to a single new blank secondary page with the format of slide #4

  4. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE RESEARCH 1 2 3 Project: Species description (content added later) Project: Rare species propagation (content added later) Space for 3 thumbnails that enlarge as you mouse over each Project: Revegatation(content added later)

  5. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE EDUCATION Image rotating from among project photos • Student Projects • Arbor Day • She Oaks • FCS Waterharvesting • FCS Landscape • Forbes Butterfly garden • Herring Plaza • Pine Project • DELETE MED> PLANTS WALK & HORT CLUB FROM HERE Each project here links to a new secondary page with 3-6 full sized images on the left panel and text in the panel on the right. Classes & Educational Collaborations (content added later)

  6. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE Space for thumbnail icons from the home page that represent each scheduled tree tour. Each enlarges and shows a description of the tour as you mouse over the icon. OUTREACH Tours run on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 8:00- 8:45am. All tours are available on request at other times with advance notice. Meet at the Fountain west of Old Main in the center of campus. : Visit the :”Get involved” tab here for help finding us on campus. Calendar Icon – link to tour schedule 1 2 3 • SCHEDULED TREE TOURS: • Arboretum History (ABH) • Sustainable Landscapes (SUSL) • Trees Around The World (TAW) • Edible Landscapes (EDL) • Medicinal Plants (MDP) • Branching Out (BCO) • The Scavenger Hunt (SCH) These will link to PDF brochures and eventually to the Enterprise GDB/map • SELF-GUIDED AND VIRTUAL TOURS • Campus • Old Main • Library • Krutch Place holder for new tour? Photo as place holder for future tour addition These will link to existing pages but in the new style/template or as pdf

  7. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE OUTREACH The UA Campus Arboretum is involved in many local issues advocating for enhanced environmental stewardship throughout the Southwest. Link to species listing on current page (temporarily add search by alphabetical listing – jump to trees starting with the letter “S” etc…) Image rotating from among outreach program and event photos RESOURCES & TOOLS: Species listings & descriptions Tree maps OUTREACH PROGRAMS Plant Science Family Night Tree Stewards (Pima Co. Cooperative Extension) PRESENTATIONS Link to presentation pdf 1 Link to presentation pdf 2 Etc. (to be added later) These 2 will link to new secondary page in the format of the RESEARCH PAGE (allow room for addition of other programs later on the same page) JOIN US FOR A TREE TOUR! IT’S FREE! CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAIL! Link to slide 7

  8. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE Drop down menu from Search Trees will show the following menu items: • Species listing • GIS Map • Special Collections Species listing A B C ……………………..X Y Z (jump to that point in the list) A. Acacia… Z. …Ziziphus Each taxa will link to species description page (see slide titled “Species names” for organization) Rotating slide show of stock images

  9. Species names Current photo being viewed could be shown here. …or have thumbnail expand when moused over. Latin binomial: Genus, specific epithet Family: Synonym(s): Common Name(s): CascaloteNative To: Mexican TropicsNative Habitat: Distinguishing Characteristics: Growth Habit/form/mature size: Leaves: Buds: Flowers: Fruit: Bark: Other detail: ID Features: • Cultivation notes: propagation, soil &water requirements, cold hardiness, heat tolerance disease susceptibility, liabilities (weedy, root disruption etc) growth rate • Maintenance records available for UA trees? • Ethnobotany Med. shot Full (form) Leaves Bud Flowers Bark Fruit Detail

  10. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE • What’s in Bloom • Heritage Trees • AZ Great Trees • Boojums • UA Palms • UA Olives • Species listing • GIS Map • Special Collections Secondary drop down menu from Special collections Trees will show the following tree groups/menu items: What’s in Bloom • What’s in bloom content here… • Heritage Trees content + LINK TO HERITAGE TREE MAP from the old site under “Tree Collections” http://arboretum.arizona.edu/heritage_trees_map.html • AZ Great Trees • Boojums • UA Palms • UA Olives content for each) Each of these pages from the old site will have content migrated in the style of the new site Images from existing content will be here as thumnails or full sized photos for each special collections link. Alternatively, for pages that don’t already have photos a rotating slide show could be added here. 1 2 3

  11. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GET INVOLVED DONATE Drop down menu from Arboretum Heritage will show the following menu items: • UA Olives – new page formatted as shown here • Oral history PDF • Shantz Photos (Slideshow or PDF) • UA Landscape History (Slideshow or PDF) THE STORY OF THE UA OLIVES UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA OLIVES By Elizabeth Davison, Director, UA Campus Arboretum The olive trees on the west side of campus are some of the oldest trees in Tucson. They were planted just after the University was established in the late 1800s. Robert Forbes was first head of the Agriculture Experiment Station. The mission of the University’s Ag Experiment Station is to evaluate crops for potential success in each area of the country. Forbes was particularly interested in trying fruits and nuts from the Mediterranean lands.Forbes lived to be over 100 years old and was a familiar fixture on the University campus during his life. Until he died in 1967, he continued his interest in the University, its students, and its research projects. He left all his papers to the Arizona Historical Society.Some of Forbes’s olives also grace older neighborhoods through Tucson, and a short street where his house stood is named Olive Road. (This house was on the site of the current Center For Creative Photography). Just as importantly, many of the original olives tested on the UA campus survive to this d… 1 2 3 Images from existing content will be here as thumnails or full sized photos

  12. Drop down menu from Guidelines will show the following menu items: HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE • Mission – page format (content as on old site under Mission tab) • Collections policy – page format (content as on tree coll tab) • Tree Evaluation – page format (content as on tree coll tab) • Tree Care plan – PDF on old tree coll tab – convert to page format MISSION. STATEMENT 1 2 3 All content from Mission, Collections Policy, Tree Evaluation will be presented here modified to this format. The Tree Care Plan link will go directly to the existing PDF or content could be converted to page format. Images will be here as full sized photos – rotating from stock files.

  13. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE • Contact Us • Visit • Volunteer Opportunities • Wish List • Sign up to receive E-news Drop down menu from Get Involved will show the following menu items: 1 2 3 CONTACT US 101 Herring Hall 1140 E South Campus Drive or whatever the address is… University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721-0036 520-621-7074 Email: infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu Static images of Herring Hall as full sized photo

  14. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE • Contact Us • Visit • Volunteer Opportunities • Wish List • Sign up to receive E-news Drop down menu from Get Involved will show the following menu items: Links to infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu 1 2 3 • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: • Coordinate tour scheduling • Become a tour guide • Mentor student docents • Adopt a spot on the campus grounds • Plant interpretive and educational signs • Help with administrative tasks Rotating images of people at projects, tours etc.

  15. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE • Contact Us • Take a tour (it’s free) • Visit • Volunteer Opportunities • Wish List • Sign up to receive E-news Links back to Outreach tree tour page Links to infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu 1 2 3 • WISH LIST: • Propagation supplies: • Kiosks to dispense tree tour brochures • Printing tree tour brochures • A 24” wide fridge/freezer • A million dollars Thumbnail images of signs, benches, sponsored trees, greenhouse plants, newly planted trees in the landscape etc. that enlarge when panned over.

  16. HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE MEMBERSHIP & GIVING Drop down menu from MEMBERSHIP & GIVING will show the following menu items: Membership and donations Special sponsorship opportunities (benches, trees, signs etc) MEMBERSHIP & GIFTS • Thank you for considering support of the UA Campus Arboretum! • Your contributions provide needed resources for maintenance and preservation of existing tree collections, public educational and outreach activities and future expansion of collections and programs.. • MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS • For all giving levels you will earn membership benefits including: • Free subscription to the UA Campus Arboretum's semi-annual newsletter with news on programs, Arboretum events, expert information on tree care and other horticultural tips as well as interesting stories from Arboretum history. • Free admission to more than 200 reciprocating gardens throughout the United States and Canada. See the American Horticultural Society partners list at: http://www.ahs.org/pdfs/RAP_Brochure0907.pdf • 10% discount on new memberships and gift shop purchases at participating Botanical Gardens and Museums (See Garden Partners link for more information). • Discount on UA Garage parking during Arboretum tours and events. 1 2 3 Thumbnail images of signs, benches, sponsored trees, greenhouse plants, newly planted trees in the landscape etc. that enlarge when panned over. “ONLINE” will link new page with content from the existing donate online page (minus the text that is already included here) Membership fees and gifts can be made securely ONLINE through the University of Arizona Foundation or MAILED “MAILED” will link to pdf of donation form.

  17. Drop down menu from MEMBERSHIP & GIVING will show the following menu items: HOME SEARCH TREES ARBORETUM HISTORY MISSION GUIDELINES GET INVOLVED DONATE MEMBERSHIP & GIVING Membership and donations Special sponsorship opportunities (benches, trees, signs etc) SPECIAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES: In addition to receiving the benefits of membership a brass plaque with customized inscription accompany tribute gifts. This plate publicly recognizes your generous patronage and commemorates a loved one. These tributes represent the stories associated with the University of Arizona's rich heritage. Please contact the Director to discuss the opportunity of becoming part of the UA heritage while providing significant support for preservation of its beautiful landscape. Giving levels for tribute gifts include:$10,000+ Names a Garden Area.$10,000 Establishes an Endowment.$5,000 Adopts a Heritage Tree.$3,000 Sponsors a Bench on Campus.$2,500 Plants a new tree.$500 Adopts an existing tree. Review our COLLECTIONS POLICY and complete our SPONSORSHIP FORM or contact the Director for additional details. Matching Gifts: Many corporations will match or even double their employees' contributions to the University of Arizona Campus Arboretum. This is an excellent way to enlarge your gift. Planned Giving: If you would like to discuss planned giving, pledging or installment giving, please contact The College of Agriculture Office of DevelopmentPO Box 210036University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721520-621-7883, astevens@cals.arizona.edu 1 2 3 Rotating images of tribute signs, benches, sponsored trees, UA landscape icons/locations that enlarge when panned over. New sponsorship form available as a pdf Link back to collections policy Under “Guidelines” tab Link to infoarboretum@ag.arizona.edu or “Contact us” link from the “Get Involved” tab.

  18. Additional features/functionality to add: • Help documentation for GIS map improved. • Garden Partners • Response survey of tours attended and stats on attendance/demographics • Update membership giving opportunities & donation policy – show sample of membership card – itemize benefits for giving levels or sponsorship levels (see Chelsea files)

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