What is?

                                               What is an Arboretum?

A place for the scientific study and public exhibition of many species of
trees and shrubs.

               What is the East Texas Arboretum and Botanical society?

The   concept of the East Texas   Arboretum   and Botanical Society is to
establish an arboretum to display and interpret the natural environment of
the plant communities of East Texas, to add introduced species, to create
collections of various plants that can be displayed within the existing site,
and to represent the past, present and future of East Texas while combining
the informal.

ETABS is a 5013c non-profit organization which manages the East Texas
Arboretum.   Private contributions, memorial brick and tree donations, as
well   as,   memberships   presently provide 100% of the annual operating
budget.