Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
The Edwin and Frances Hunter Arboretum at Palomar College is undergoing upgrades with a network of trails taking shape, buttressed by natural rock retaining walls.
SAN MARCOS – A haven for nature lovers since its founding in 1970, the Edwin and Frances Hunter Arboretum has existed as a loose patchwork of hiking trails, irrigated with imported domestic water.
When the arboretum reopens this fall after six months of renovations, it will feature Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pathways and a new groundwater well pumping out up to 40 gallons per minute and reducing the college's overall demand for imported water by as much as one-third every year.
The arboretum is named for north county business leaders Edwin and Frances Hunter, who were long-time...
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