Spelman College Arboretum

About the Arboretum

The Spelman College Arboretum was founded in 2024 by a group of faculty, staff, and students to showcase the natural features of Spelman’s campus. The goal of the Spelman Arboretum is to provide learning and field research opportunities for students that also help them engage with Spelman’s living history on campus. Furthermore, the project is also assessing the ecosystem services, such as carbon sequestration and stormwater run-off, that are provided by trees on campus. Check out the map below to learn more about our trees!

Interactive Map

How to Use: Click an individual tree to learn more about it, including its species, size, and key ecosystem services.

View the Campus Arboretum Map Ecosystem

Want To Learn More?

If you want to learn more or are a student/faculty/staff member interested in working on or collaborating with us, then please contact arboretum@spelman.edu.

Members of the Spelman Arboretum Project:

• Nicole Johnston (Leader), Faculty - Lecturer, Biology
• Jessica Terrien Dunn, Faculty - Assistant Professor, Environmental and Health Sciences
• Jeremy Harris, Faculty – Instructor, Mathematics
• Nazia Mojib, Faculty – Lecturer, Biology
• Kevin Mowris, Staff – Horticulturist, Facilities Management and Services
• Christopher Oakley, Faculty – Senior Lecturer, Physics
• Michael Walsh, Staff – Grounds Supervisor, Facilities Management and Services