Adkins Arboretum
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Adkins Arboretum (400 acres) is a native garden and arboretum located within Tuckahoe State Park at 12610 Eveland Road, Ridgely, Maryland. It is open daily except major holidays; an admission fee is charged.
The arboretum was originally established in 1972 to be the Maryland state arboretum, and first opened in the 1980s thanks to a major donation from Leon Andrus. Its original mission was to display all of Maryland's forest types. However in the 1990s, its mission was revised to emphasize the display and study of the Delmarva Peninsula's indigenous plant communities. In 1998 its operations were converted to a public/private partnership, with Maryland granting a 50-year lease to the Friends of Adkins Arboretum, and today the arboretum is self-supporting with grants and donations.
The arboretum is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and conservation of the region's native plants. It features over 600 species of native shrubs, trees, wildflowers and grasses, and contains more than four miles of paths through meadows and native plant gardens on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
