Walks: The Arboretum
including the Mausoleum, Cactus Garden, and Memorial Marsh
(Link to map)
The 125-year old Arboretum is divided by Palm Drive. It stretches from El Camino Real past Campus Drive to Museum Way, taking in Memorial Marsh and vernal pools, which are part of a flood control system.
Birds to look for:
high-nesting birds (eg. hawks) and owls in the eucalyptus
seed-eating species within the open, grassy oak woodland;
stalking Great Blue Heron within ground-squirrel habitat
woodland species, especially insect-eating species, fruit-eating species, and nectar-eating species among the century-old flowering exotic trees and other vegetation near the Mausoleum and within the Cactus Garden
occasional human commensals and species associated with human-built structures near the Mausoleum
aquatic species and low- or ground-nesting birds in Memorial Marsh
Preening, Pencil drawing by Terry Miller
The Arboretum and its bird list
The Arboretum contains 25,000 trees in stands of eucalyptus, other century-old native and exotic species, (especially near the Mausoleum) and open, oak-dominated woodland.
The Mausoleum and its bird list
A cedar-lined mall leads from the intersection of Palm Drive and Campus Drive to the Mausoleum and its surrounding 100-year-old specimen trees, many of which were selected thematically (symbols of heaven, etc.)
The Cactus Garden and its bird list
This century-old garden
lies next to the Mausoleum. It contains a number of specimen trees (e.g.
Yucca) but mainly succulents and cacti.
Memorial Marsh and its bird list
This wetland lies between Campus Drive and Museum Way, and is bounded
by Lausen Street and Palm Drive
