AWBURY

As we review everything at the arboretum through a DEIA lens, be it programming, hiring, vendor relationships, or even the historic landscape designed in an idealized 19th-century English style, we must acknowledge the existence of the arboretum reflects some very hard truths, namely that the preservation of this beautiful piece of the landscape came at the expense of Native peoples being driven from their lands, wealthy White European landowners amassing wealth on the backs of enslaved people, and poor working-class immigrants having their homes razed to create an expansive park. While keeping these historical truths in mind, we at Awbury must look to a better, more equitable future, both for the Arboretum and for the neighborhood in which it finds itself... Nature, history, and community intersect at Awbury, and the Awbury Arboretum Association is committed to stewarding the relationships between these three pillars of our mission, and continuing to tell its story... Awbury..

Primary location: Philadelphia United States