{"id":1788,"date":"2019-03-14T20:28:07","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/?p=1788"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T21:05:08","slug":"edwin-frances-hunter-arboretum-groundbreaking-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/2019\/03\/14\/edwin-frances-hunter-arboretum-groundbreaking-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin &amp; Frances Hunter Arboretum Groundbreaking Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;font-size: 18pt\">&#8220;Edwin &amp; Frances Hunter Arboretum at Palomar College Trails Improvement&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 20pt\"><strong>Saturday, March 15, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #008000\">Groundbreaking Ceremony<br \/>\nPalomar College\u00a0 1140 West Mission Road,\u00a0 San Marcos, CA 92069<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Please join us in the Arboretum.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">RSVP to (760) 744-1150 ext. 2956 or email reply to publicaffairsfb@palomar.edu<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Palomar College will break ground on a long-awaited project to improve the Edwin &amp; Frances Hunter Arboretum, a public nature preserve on the eastern edge of the San Marcos campus. Funded by Prop. M, the improvements will include a new entrance, irrigation upgrades and renovation, and trails conversion for ADA compliance in the lower portion of the arboretum, which includes the Palm and Bamboo collections, the Hubbell Sculpture area, and all the primitive plant collections.<\/p>\n<p>The nine-acre arboretum was founded in 1973, and in 2015 was renamed for Edwin and Frances Hunter with the establishment of a $500,000 endowment, donated to the Palomar College Foundation by Hunter Industries and the Hunter family. The Hunters were long-time Palomar College benefactors and are well-known business leaders in North County. The arboretum is ordinarily open to the public, but will be closed for the duration of the improvement project.<\/p>\n<p>The groundbreaking ceremony will conclude with photo opportunities with Palomar College administrators and distinguished guest speakers as well as VIP attendees. Tours and refreshments will follow the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-1785\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite.jpg\" alt=\"Map Groundbreaking\" width=\"600\" height=\"488\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum?longdesc=1785&amp;referrer=31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite-264x215.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2019\/03\/mapGroundbreakingSite-528x429.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Edwin &amp; 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