Arboretum To Conserve Shivalik Species

• 03 Feb 2021

• To conserve various species while spreading awareness about them a first of its kind arboretum conserving over 210 species of trees found in the Shivalik Range of Himalayas was inaugurated in Uttarakhand's Nainital district.
• The range has an altitude ranging between 500m and 2500m above sea level, and owing to high rainfall, varying gradient and abundant sunshine, these mountains have rich floral and faunal biodiversity.
• Apart from trees, the arboretum also conserves species of cane, moss, lichen and ferns found in the Shivalik range.
• An Arboretum encourages the planting and conservation of trees and other plants. Like other arboreta, it collects, studies, grows, shares knowledge about, and ultimately protects trees.