Revitalising the Arboretum

About the project

The Arboretum has been a feature of Lincoln University’s campus for nearly forty years. Located on the western side of the Lincoln University Campus, the area comprises half a hectare of exotic and native flora and fauna, including the largest collection of magnolias in the South Island.

The Arboretum Guardian Group, comprising Lincoln students and academics, Lincoln Envirotown and mana whenua representatives, have successfully redeveloped the Arboretum into a prized campus asset and a space where students, staff and the local community can come to relax, make connections and enjoy nature.

The Arboretum is now used as an ongoing Living Laboratory for student learning, and has been integrated into many study programmes throughout Lincoln University’s three Faculties.

Hands-on learning

Living Laboratory projects are offered as part of undergraduate or postgraduate courses or postgraduate research, in spaces both on- and off-campus. 

The following courses integrate or have integrated the Arboretum into their learning: 

• LASC 211 – Planting Design and Management 
• LASC 216 – Site Design
• ECOL 103 – Ecology I: New Zealand Ecology and Conservation
• SOCI 314 – Professional Practice
• LINC 101 – Land, People and Economies