MN Arboretum Annual Report FY2022

THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE

Spring brings redbud blooms over the Japanese garden.

Photo by Don Olson

Our natural world is a wonderous thing, especially when it comes to horticulture. Watching things grow affords us the opportunity to imagine, dream, plant, tend, hope and then wait, patiently, for the results!

During the past 50 years, I’ve been watching the Arboretum grow: I’ve seen the plant collections multiply, the number of staff increase, the landscape expand to 1,200 acres and I’ve seen so many trees, shrubs and perennials grow across the grounds, too. But something special happened in Fiscal Year 2022 that means just as much to me: I’m delighted to say we hit a special milestone for the Arboretum by reaching a record 534,292 visitors! Now, rather than saying, “almost half a million,” we can confidently say we’re bringing the healing power of nature to a true half-million people.

This is a milestone we were poised to reach before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. But we were delayed due to a variety of factors, not the least of which was entirely closing the Arboretum down for months in 2020. In 2021, the pandemic still hadn’t loosened its grip with vaccination requirements and other challenges, even as it became clear that being outside — and connecting with the healing power of nature — was exactly what people needed.

So now, looking back on Fiscal Year 2022, it feels wonderful knowing how far we’ve come, how much we’ve healed and how much the public is responding to the seeds we’ve planted, the trees we’ve tended, the gardens we’ve grown and so much more through Arboretum education, research, events and even our recently expanded Nature-Based Therapeutics programming.

The year also brought about a record number of donors — 31,044 people who believe in our mission and the work we’re doing 363 days a year. Thank you for growing with us and celebrating our accomplishments as we look forward to the years ahead!

Peter C. Moe

PETER C. MOE Director, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

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THE PREMIER NORTHERN LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM, WELCOMING ALL TO ENJOY, L EARN FROM AND CONNECT WITH NATURE.

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TO WELCOME, INFORM AND INSPIRE ALL THROUGH OUTSTANDING DISPLAYS, PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS, HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

Director Peter Moe

Cover Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

BY ELISE BREMER

Research shows our connection to the outdoors is important for healthy living

When you’re feeling stressed, anxious or in need of a mental break, where do you turn? Think about the most profound and beautiful moments in your life, what places and memories is your mind drawn back to? For many, the answer lies “in nature.”

Human beings have developed from and alongside nature, and our existence is intimately connected to the natural world. This relationship and deep connection to nature is best and most simply expressed by the word “biophilia,” which means

literally — bio (nature) + philia (love) — a love of nature.

In our modern and often chaotic world, it can feel like we are more disconnected from nature than ever. But connection to the natural world, however brief, has a restorative and healing power with myriad benefits. What better place to explore this powerful connection than at the Arboretum? According to Dr. Jean Larson, manager of the Arboretum’s NatureBased Therapeutics (NBT) program, this

biophilic connection “offers a glimpse of something extraordinary, a journey into the realm of the sacred.”

Larson founded and developed the NBT program at the Arboretum in partnership with the University’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing, and in Fiscal Year 2022, the NBT program reached 9,208 total participants through programming, community outreach and training. And while the work of NBT focuses on providing structured and

Photo by Don Olson

specially tailored therapeutic interactions with nature, Larson stresses that the healing power of nature exists on a spectrum, with benefits to all.

Spending just two hours a week in natural environments is “associated with good health and wellbeing,” according to a 2019 paper published in the journal Nature. The benefits of immersion in nature go well beyond a simple mood boost and “can help us heal from depression or post-traumatic stress disorder,” said Larson, citing studies that looked at the impact of nature-based therapies such as gardening or forest bathing on military veterans.

Time spent in natural environments has a positive impact on our physical

health as well, with evidence pointing to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, lower pulse rate and lower blood pressure. Additionally, researchers note increased parasympathetic nervous system activity, which reduces and relaxes activity in the body creating a “rest and digest” state — the opposite of the “fight or flight” response.

Practices such as shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” promote mindful connection to nature through guided awareness and mindfulness exercises. But even a simple walk in nature or a quick break to look out the window can awaken our sense of awe and give our brains a much needed rest.

According to the Arboretum’s Nature

Heals Initiative, which runs guided “AWE Walks,” (shorthand for “a wonder-filled experience”), cultivating a sense of awe in nature provides many benefits by shifting one’s perspective and increasing curiosity and open-mindedness.

This shift allows people to feel more connected to humanity, which spurs altruistic behavior. According to Larson, seeing ourselves in perspective, seeing ourselves as part of nature and all it encompasses, invokes a sense of connectedness with other living beings like nothing else we encounter in our man-made world can do.

At the Arboretum, among the forests, prairies and gardens, a sense of awe and wonderment at nature is easily nurtured. It is a place of healing that allows us to relax, reset and connect to our most fundamental relationship, our innate love of nature.

Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

In Fiscal Year 2022, a record number of visitors found joy, connectedness and healing in the gardens and grounds. As we traversed uncertain times in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arboretum provided refuge as a safe place to meet, walk and connect in nature. Here’s a look at the Arboretum’s record-breaking year by the numbers.

tulips across the grounds inspired visitors with the promise of spring

A record

A record visitors connected with the healing power of nature

works of art in the Arboretum’s collection emphasized the connection between art and the natural world

The Arboretum community grew to

Visitors explored acres of gardens, grounds and natural areas donors gave to support the mission of the Arboretum

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member households strong of inspiring, informing and educating visitors since the establishment of the Arboretum in 1958

The Snyder Building, which opened in 1974, served as the Arboretum’s original visitor center.

Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

Photo by Robert Evans Imagery

Jesus Bautista Moroles, Disc Spiral, 2000

BY JEFF ISEMINGER

After a devastating accident, finding health at the Farm at the Arb

Imagine this: On a fine July day, you take your laptop outside to your backyard during a Zoom meeting. You’re sitting at a table — audio off, but video on — with 79 other people in virtual attendance.

And you do not see it coming. “It” is the huge falling branch of a red oak that smashes into your table — and you. Next thing you know, you’re laid out on the ground with two broken arms, a broken leg and a sprained ankle, with 79 other Zoomers confused and alarmed by what they just witnessed.

Luckily for you, you were not there at that table in Eden Prairie. But on that seemingly perfect July day in 2020, Lisa Lewis was. And she was about to discover the permutations of long-term pain — and the healing power of nature at the Arboretum.

Lisa’s daughters happened to be home that day, so when they heard the crash and saw their mom, they called 911 right away. What followed was immediate surgery at the Hennepin County Medical Center, a week in the hospital, two weeks at the University of Minnesota Rehabilitation Center and then finally, finally home.

“I needed to heal physically and emotionally,” said Lewis, who is president and CEO of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. “At first, I couldn’t do much on my own at home, so I depended on help from my family and healthcare aides.”

A breakthrough came when she could ride in a car without too much pain. She and her husband, Mike, headed to the Arboretum, where they had long been members.

“We went to the Farm at the Arb,” said Lewis, “because it’s fairly flat.” She and Mike would go there once or twice a week, and each time he would challenge her to walk a bit farther. “The sunflowers near the Red Barn were ridiculously beautiful and happy,” she said. “Just being in nature was calming and serene and affected my total being.”

Her rehabilitation landed smack in the teeth of COVID, of course. So it was a blessing to Lewis that the Arboretum was even open. How does she feel today?

“I can do almost everything I did before the accident, except riding a bike, which I’ll tackle soon,” she said. “I am so grateful for the peace and harmony the Arboretum has offered to me.”

—Lisa Lewis, President & CEO of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association

BY ELISE BREMER

Half a million visitors experienced nature at the Arboretum in Fiscal Year 2022

While cars traverse busy Highway 5, just off the road lies a place of sanctuary. The entrance to the Arboretum features a long, winding drive edged in woods and wetlands, where herons and other wildlife can be spotted and daffodils and crocuses emerge on the banks in the spring. As the noise of traffic gives way to the sounds of bird song, a sense of tranquility prevails. Past the gatehouse, the view opens up and the grandeur of the Arboretum awaits — 1,200 acres of gardens, collections and natural areas provide

respite from the hustle and bustle of modern life. In Fiscal Year 2022, a record 534,292 visitors connected with the mission of the Arboretum and the healing power of nature. In the wake of the pandemic, the significance of the Arboretum as a safe place to meet and connect in nature was truly realized. The Arboretum community grew to 32,015 member households as people sought new ways to get outside and experience nature on a continuing basis. When it comes to the healing power of nature, the Arboretum has something for

SPRING

everyone. From breathtaking formal gardens — such as the Annual Garden’s spring tulip display that featured sunny yellow tulips channeling the theme of “optimism” — to natural areas that allow visitors to wonder and wander through the woods, the Arboretum’s grounds hold something unique and sacred for every visitor.

And while the healing power of nature can be accessed simply by being in nature — on a stroll on Three-Mile Walk for example — it is augmented by mindful

Photo by Jason Boudreau-Landis

SUMMER FAL L

connection to nature, and best done with a group. While we often think of connection to nature as being a contemplative, solo activity, mindfulness practices, including yoga and meditation, are traditionally practiced as a group, and for good reason.

According to a 2021 study published in the Clinical Social Work Journal, researchers found that video-guided group meditation “appears to most effectively induce a state of mindfulness and strengthen feelings of social connectivity.” In 2022, the Arboretum provided numerous opportunities for visitors to cultivate meaningful connection with nature and others.

The popular Yoga in the Gardens series brought people together to relax and

Photos by Mark MacLennan

WINTER

recenter amongst the trees and gardens of the Arboretum, while Firefly Viewing Nights inspired collective awe at the wonders of nature and insects. Motivated by the newfound awareness of the healing power of nature that emerged from the pandemic, staff began planning in 2022 for the Arboretum’s Nature Heals Initiative — which launched in July 2022 — bringing the healing power of nature to the public through guided AWE Walks and group nature-based experiences such as shinrinyoku, also known as forest bathing.

The Arboretum’s natural spaces, incredible gardens, ground-breaking research projects and opportunities to access the healing power of nature wouldn’t be possible without the energy, commitment and hard work of the Arboretum community.

In addition to the 534,292 visitors and 32,015 member households who make the work of the Arboretum possible, the Arboretum’s mission and vision are brought to life by 395 staff in the peak summer season; 950 volunteers who logged 28,862

volunteer hours in 2022; and 163 Auxiliary members, whose important work supports the Arboretum with impactful events such as the Arb Glass Pumpkin Patch. In 2022, a record number of 31,044 donors generously gave to support the Arboretum, making a lasting impact to help cement the future of the Arboretum as a place of healing in nature.

Thank you to everyone who engaged with the Arboretum and those who went above and beyond with their time, talent and passion for plants and the natural world!

Photo by Mark MacLennan

There are two crabapple trees in Tracy Mooty’s life that have formed a link across time and miles, trees that have helped her marvel at the wonders of the natural world.

“Growing up in Richfield,” said Mooty, “my backyard was a sanctuary where I could heal and process and hear my own heartbeat.” Her yard featured Crabapple No. 1.

So it made supremely good sense when her husband, Bruce Mooty, gave her a birthday gift in 2020 of a bench in her honor in the Johanna Frerichs Garden for Wildlife. That bench is, yes, under Crabapple No. 2.

“Sitting on that bench feels like home to me,” she said. In fact, the Arboretum feels like home to her. One example: She and a longtime friend, Paula Wieckert, meet

BY JEFF ISEMINGER

at the Arboretum every three months to walk together, have lunch and, as she put it, “share our hearts.” The pall of COVID “amplified my need to be grounded,” said Mooty. “So I began daily walks with my camera in my neighborhood and at the Arboretum. The rhythms of the natural world sustained me.”

She and her husband love sharing those rhythms with their three daughters, sonsin-law and 10 grandchildren — so much so that they placed a second bench last year in the Garden for Wildlife to honor their extended family.

“It’s so fun to run wild with our grandkids in the Arboretum,” said Mooty. “We like to lie on the ground and feel the earth and the breeze. We tell them to treasure these moments and carry them with you.” Indeed, as their granddaughter, Grace, has said during their Arboretum excursions, “I'm picturing this so I can come back here again in my mind."

It’s not only nature that draws Mooty to the Arboretum: “The staff is so kind, friendly and helpful. They all have a passion for the Arboretum.” The feeling the Arboretum evokes in people often comes from what Mooty calls “the spectrum of experiences” it offers.

“There’s nothing like it,” she said. “It’s a crown jewel for Minnesota.”

How one family’s two benches in the Garden for Wildlife created a lifelong peaceful haven

Image top: Paula Wieckert, left; and Tracy Mooty, right; enjoy a restorative walk at the Arboretum. Above: One of two Mooty benches in the Garden for Wildlife.

Photo by Johanna DeBuhr

FINANC IAL STATEMENT

FY2022 OPERATIONS BUDGET SUMMARY

BUDGET: $14,906,818

OPERAT ING BUDGET REVENUE

OPERAT ING BUDGET EXPENDITURES

GIFTS ABOVE MEMBERSHIP

HON OR ROL L OF CON T R I BU TIO N S $1000 and ABOVE to ANY FUND

$500,000+

Jeff Albrecht

Lesley Hinz & Mary Ann Oldham

$100,000–$499,999

Pete and Margie Ankeny

Cargill Foundation

Harlan Cavert

Sharon & Dennis Donnelly

Lee Driscoll

Judith Friedrich

Martha Head

Jeannine Rivet & Warren Herreid

Jim & Lee Rogers

Marlin Schenck

Pat & Jeff Schott

Kathy & Steve Tinker

$25,000–$99,999

Joyce Agnew

Andersen Book Trust

Mara Bennett-MacMillan

Linda Brammer

Robert Brown

Nancy & Karl Cambronne

Diana Carrigan & Wayne Schmidt

CHS Foundation

David & Kitty Crosby

– Longview Foundation

Don & Barb DeCramer

Jerry & Kay Erickson

Gary Gardner

General Mills Foundation

George Family Foundation

Dan & Ruth Haggerty

Alfred Harrison & Ingrid Lenz

Harrison

David Hols

Bruce Hubbard

International Paper Company

Delores Isaacson

George & Mary Lou Klacan

Alice Kullman

KWS Seeds, LLC

Minnesota Corn Growers Association

Jill Mithun

Pete & Susan Moe

Gail Munsell

Rick & Kate Olson

The Richard M. Schulze

Family Foundation

Slalom, LLC

Joyce S. Smith

The Toro Company

Sara Jean Thoms

Joseph & Benita Van Sloun

Ann Vasaly & Richard Young

Jenny Verner

Julie Wand

Karen Wehner

WEM Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

American Public Gardens Association

Catherine Andrus

Libby Andrus & Roby Thompson

Julie Andrus

Anonymous

James & Lisa Ashley

Bruce Barry

Guillaume & Liliane Bastiaens

Carol Buesgens

Bob & Gail Buuck

Mary Ann Cameron

Carmen & Jim Campbell

Susan & Jon Campbell

Carolyn Foundation

Carver County Government Center

Martin Chorzempa

Sandra Cimmerer

Patricia Cleveland

Jan Cook

Linda & Ken Cutler

Kathie Doerr

Matt & Kathy Dolliff

Carol Downie & Gregg Thomas

Mark & Christine Ellison

Beth Erickson

Jo Frerichs

Friends of Andersen Library

Pamela Geiger

Mark & Nancy Hanson

William & Lea Hoeft

Mindy Holbert

Jim & Sally Hornig

Jean Jacobs

Isabel & Steve Keating

Nancy & John Lindahl

Bob & Polly McCrea

Mary & Ray Mithun

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Auxiliary

Tracy & Bruce Mooty

National Recreation Foundation

Polly North

Kathy & Steve Olson

Bart & Kandi Osborn

Betsy Packard

Greg Page & Kathleen Blatz

Jennifer & John Peterson

RBC Wealth Management

Margaret Rivers Fund

Barbara Schaller

David Schimke

Larry & Carol Schnack

George & Janet Schwartz

Linda Scott

Sara Sedgwick

Sit Investment Associates Foundation

William & Marcelyn Smale

Jacqueline Smith

Georgia & Jim Thompson

Todd & Lisa Wagner

Margaret White

John & Diane Wierschem

Penny & Mark Ziessman

$5,000–$9,999

Patty Handler

Rhonda Fleming Hayes & Tom Hayes

Sally Heibeisen

Chandra Henrich

Carli & Matthew Herold

Philip & Milla Isaacson

Chris Johnson

Alan & Judy Johnston

Elmer & Carol Josephs

Ron & Pam Kaufman

Steven & Jan Kirchner

Ed Kroner & Jan Mahony

Debra Lach

Jim Ladner & Tracy Van Steenburgh

Wendy & PJ Lee

L'Heureux Family Fund

Sarah & B. John Lindahl

Charles Lindgren

Steve Martin & Maria

Dimitrova-Martin

Betsy & John Massie

Tom & Sue McCarthy

Dick & Joyce McFarland

Louise Meyer

Minnesota Herb Society

Ed & Beth Morsman

Donna Moses

Karen Nelson

Tom & Nancy Nelson

Mark & Anna Nystrom

Phil & Cassy Ordway

Amy Owen

Tom & Pat Peterson

Phyllis S. Poehler

Gaylene & David Poretti

Hal & Kate Reed

Tom & Julie Rydeen

Rob & Barb Schaller

Randy & Katherine Schneewind

Dick & Judy Spiegel

Miriam & James Stake

Glenn & Carrie Stolar

Dianne Strandberg

Alene & Anthony Sussman

Pat Sutter

Joe Tashjian & Kay Savik

Sue Tellers

Neil VanSloun

Ed Wagner

Fred Wall & Roberta Molck-Ude

Walser Foundation

Nancy Webster

J. A. Wedum Foundation

El & Frederick Winston

Norma Wubbena

Scot Ziessman

$1,000–$4,999

Paul & Joy Abraham

Frank & Barb Abramson

Dean Adams & Peg McKee

Terri Albinson

Richard Allendorf & Paul Markwardt

Irene Andersen

Erik & Jenny Anderson

John Anderson

Jan & Greg Aplin

Randy Arnold & Pat Fair

Colleen & Dean Athans

Martha & Bruce Atwater

Barbara Babbitt & Tom Goodell

Yoshie & Mike Babcock

Howard & Wendy Bach

Nancy Ballsrud & Jim Nelson

Kris & Jerry Barnaby

Frances Barry & John Luehr

Pat & Andrea Bassett

Bayrd Charitable Giving

Steve & Merry Beck

Cecelia Beecher

Judith Belzer & Jeremy Waldman

Chandra Benjamin & Keith Tschohl

Henry & Diane Benz

Gary & Helen Bergren

Mark & Bobette Berno

Betty A. Lewis University

Environmental Charitable Trust

Brad & Heather Bialczyk

Rich & Lisa Birhanzel

Mary Blowers & Mike Eckhardt

Joseph & Sandra Bodensteiner

Don Bolgrean & Julie Klosterman

Joan & Robert Bonello

Lydia & Brian Botham

Bottomless Well Fund

Bruce & Lois Boyer

Kate & Art Boylan

Alan Branhagen

Kristin & Rick Bransford

Lonnie & Dave Broden

Stacey Brown

Bill & Jean Brown

Bob Bruininks & Susan Hagstrum

Michelle & Jim Brunn

Kate Bryant & Jonathan Lindfors

Ralph & Peggy Burnet

Bob & Ann Burns

Audrey Buss & Sharon Sundre

Judy & Ed Cannon

Bryan & Mary Carlson

Mary & Andy Carlson

Cathy & Joe Carroll

Ben & Joanie Case

James & Kathy Catalano

Carolyn Charles

Edmund & Harriett Chute

Audrey Clay

Dave & Carol Cole

Elaine & Foster Cole

Ted & Jacqueline Colwell

Marie Composto

Coolibar Sun Protective Clothing

Paula Cooney & Aldo Walker

Deborah Copperude & Jeremy Dawe

Robin & David Councilman

Margaret Courtney

Ellie Crosby

Sheldon Damberg

Don & Karen Dammer

P. Wally Danielson & Michele Judge

Mark & Mary Davis

Joanie Dayton

Megan Dayton

Joanne & John Dean

Philip & Linda Dech

Tina Dombrowski & Thomas Ivancsics

Dorsey & Whitney Foundation

Jean Dovenberg

Kathryn Duevel

Alice Durst

Mary Ebert & Paul Stembler

Joyce & Brent Egersett

Gregg & Diane Elliott

Doug & Janet Fiola

Cathie Fischer

Pat Fishel

Randi Fisk

Carolyn Fiterman

Jill & Mike Flemming

Sharon & Ivan Fong

George & Marjorie Foster

Rhonda & Joseph Fraser

Liz & Kent Fredrickson

Marie Friswold

Jillian Froehlich

Judy & Howard Fulk

Mary & Jay Gallagher

Gartner, Inc.

Chuck & Barbara Geer

Jennifer & Tony Gilardi

Florence Gleason

Jim & Jordan Glover

Marlaine Gnan

Nancy Goemer

Mary Goldstein

Bill & Marilyn Gorham

Monica & Andy Graham

Heidi Grandstrand

George Jacobsen & Anne Gray

Jim & Cathy Gray

Evelyn & Marvin Grimm

Pam Grimm

Lucille & Charles Grosch

Pat & Tom Grossman

Mary Gunderson

Kathy & Richard Hackett

Jim Hagstrom & Cathy Reardon

Tom & Sue Hallin

Jim & Laura Hamilton

Andrea & Daniel Hanson

Amy & Van Hapka

Gale Harris & Ralph Weeks

John & Cindy Hart

Helen & Bill Hartfiel

Marnie & Bob Hartfiel

Beana & Ralph Hatch

Ann & Bill Haugh

Katie Headla

John & Jean Hedberg

Heidi's Growhaus and Lifestyle Gardens

Lee Henry

Erlene & Grant Herr

Sheldon Hess

Emmie & Larry Hester

John & Diana Hetzler

Margaret Hibberd

Ron & Anne Hoffman

Jean Holten

Emily Hoover & Jim Luby

David Hopkins

Randi & William Horn

JoEllen Houtzer

Hoyt Hsiao & Zhen Zhen Luo

Rusty Huff

Bruce & Jan Hultgren

Dave Huml & Britta Hovey

James Huntting

John & Ruth Huss

IPSWICH Investment Management Co., Inc.

Malia Ireland & Jason McNellis

Carmelle & Byron Jackson

Jim Johnson & Lucy Jones

Judy Johnson & Steve Long

Peggy Johnson & Lara Foley

Emerson

John & Ginny Finlayson

Luke & Rhonda Fowler

Dan & Marty Gilbert

Mike & Kathy Gullickson

Betty Jean Hahn

Barb Bachman

Paul & Barb Bachman

Gordie & Jo Bailey

Patrick & Kirsten Bailey

Rod Bailey

Matthew Baker

Denis Bakke

Bridget & Sean Ennevor

Margaret Erickson

LeeAnn & Jeff Ettinger

Charlie Fazio & Sallie Quammen

Archelle Feldshon

S. David Feldshon

Ben & Becky Field

Gail & Thomas Jones

Judith Jones

Susan Jones

Arthur Kaemmer

Joe & Georgia Kandiko

William Kargman

Adele Kaufman

Chris Putnam

Louise Quaal & Mary Gunderson

RBC Foundation

Dar & Geri Reedy

Kevyn Riley & Kipling Thacker

David Roder

Peter & Connie Rodosovich

John Rodriguez

Betsy & Ken Roering

Gail Rubini & Christian Tapernoux

Laura Rude

Cindy & Dan Russ

Don & Mary Anne Ryks

Pamela Safar & Lisa Basil

Saint Paul Garden Club, Inc.

E. Elaine Sampson

Warren Sampson & Lisa Devonshire

James & Van Sanders

Pat Sargent

Julie & Erik Schindler

Dennis & Lois Schlutter

Tom & Kyle Schulz

Mendon F. Schutt Family Fund

Schwan's Corporate Giving Foundation

Charlie Scimeca

Tricia & Ryan Scrivner

Corey Sevett

Rajiv & Rajni Shah

Ed Sheperd

Marcy Shilling

Karrie & John Shroyer

John Sieff

Steve & Robin Silverman

Brenda Simon

Rob Sit & Constance St. Germain

Harriet Smith

Linda & J. Patrick Smith

Paula & Jeff Soholt

Carolyn Sorensen & David Kelm

Chuck Sorenson

Warren & Mary Lynn Staley

Patti Stedman

Susan & John Steffen

Bob Steffes & Courtney Balcer

Betty Kay & George Stein

Bruce Strom

H.R. & Elaine Swanson

Ginny Sweatt

Doug & Pam Swenson

Sylvan Nursery, Inc.

Myron & Linda Tank

Andres Tapernoux & Katie Keil

Betsy Tarnowski

Chris & Jenna Tauscheck

Don Taylor

Paul & Lucie Taylor

Susan Taylor & Jeff Iseminger

Janice Templin

Edwin & Beverly Thiede

Kristin & Bryan Thorp

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation

David Thun & Mary Hershberger Thun

Charley Thurston

Brad Tischendorf & Tammy Peterson

L. G. & Carol Truesdell

Glenn & Lynette Trygstad

Lou Tschudy

UnitedHealth Group

Bill & Mary Upjohn

Doloris & Dennis Van Sloun

Doug & Patricia Vayda

C.J. Veness

Bryan & Carissa Vincent

Wagner's Greenhouses, Inc.

Paul & Sue Waldon

Archie D. & Bertha H. Walker Foundation

Chuck & Lynn Wallin

Lyle & Joanne Wandrei

Katie Warner

Ruth & David Wells, Jr.

Wells Fargo Bank Foundation

Ron Wiese

Lorraine Williams

Mary & Sherman Williamson

Katie Wilson

Nan & Rex Winter

Dave & Julia Wise

Jennifer Wolfe Webb

Lisa Wollan & Jack Fentress

Susan & Tim Woolard

Cora Wortman

Xcel Energy Foundation

Gary Zywotko

D IRECTOR’S C IRCL E

$15,000 and ABOVE to the ANNUAL FUND

American Public Gardens Association

Julie Andrus

Anonymous

Mara Bennett-MacMillan

Linda Brammer

Cargill Foundation

Carver County Government Center

Harlan Cavert

Martin Chorzempa

CHS Foundation

Sandra Cimmerer

Jan Cook

David Crosby

Don & Barb DeCramer

Kay & Jerry Erickson

Beth Erickson

Gary Gardner

General Mills Foundation

Mark & Nancy Hanson

Ingrid Lenz Harrison & Alfred

Harrison

David Hols

LEON SNYDER

Bruce Hubbard

International Paper Company

Delores Isaacson

George & Mary Lou Klacan

Alice Kullman

KWS Seeds, LLC

Betty MacMillan

Minnesota Corn Growers Association

Ray & Mary Mithun

Jill Mithun

Bruce & Tracy Mooty

Gail Munsell

National Recreation Foundation

Bart & Kandi Osborn

David Schimke

George & Janet Schwartz

Sea Foam Sales Company

Sara Sedgwick

Sara Jean Thoms

Joseph & Benita Van Sloun

Jenny Verner

John & Diane Wierschem

Richard Young & Ann Vasaly

HERITAGE SOCIETY

Individuals who have made commitments of future estate gifts to the Arboretum are honored as members of the Leon Snyder Heritage Society.

Anonymous (38)

June L. Aaker

Marlene B. & Carl R. Adams

Leonard M. & Mary Addington

Joyce D. Agnew

Kay M. Alberg

Dennis P. Albrecht

Jeffrey A. Albrecht

John & Mary Alden

Betty A. Alix

Gary Alkire

Mrs. Darrel R. Alkire

A. Lloyd & Drea Alm

Elaine & Bob Ambrose

Jody Anderly & Steve Anderly

Eleanor & Elmer Andersen

Mary Anne Anderson

Ruth M. Anderson

Bernice M. Anderson

Lee R. Anderson

Joyce L. Anderson

June A. Andrix

Jane N. & Colebert L. Andrus

John E. Andrus III

Lois A. Anselment

James P. & Lisa A. Ashley

J. Daniel & Anne Baasen

Lee W. Bachman

Stanley & Georgia Bachman

Larry & Louise Bachman

Jo & Gordon Bailey

Bill & Patricia Baker

Denis Bakke

Severne M. Banack

Mary A. Bang

Merlin J. Bankenbush

E.W. & Winifred Banktson

Bruce & Carol Barry

Jo Ellen Batty-George

Marion & W. Royce Beamish

Charlotte T. Beattie

Carolyn Beatty

Corrie Ooms Beck

Walter & Katherine Behun

Eve Benesh & John Crowley

Frederick & Ann Bentz

Henry & Diane Benz

Mary I. Berens

Ruth M. Berg

Gary & Helen Bergren

Scott Berry & Kathryn Johnson

Ellen W. Bertram

Beth Gilbertsen Betts

Diane Bierbaum

John & Katharine Billman

Debra Bishop

Laura S. Black

Charlotte & James Blakeborough

Darlene & Mike Blazek

Victoria L. Bleise

Florence & James Bock

Barb Bongard

Ruth M. Booman

A. Bosch

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Anne Bowman

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