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LINCOLN - The Nebraska Statewide Arboretum (NSA) recently announced that it has changed its name to PlantNebraska, a move that better reflects the organization’s evolving work and expanded mission and vision for the future.
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum was founded in 1978 as a public/ private partnership with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources to create a network of arboretums across the state where a variety of trees would be planted, researched and enjoyed.
It was apparent to the organization’s founders an arboretum in Brownville would have little relevance to a resident of Alliance, and thus, the concept of a statewide arboretum was born—a way to take the arboretum to the people, integrated into communities across the state, making it accessible and relevant for all Nebraskans.
Forty-eight years later, the organization’s reach, mission and partnerships have grown beyond the original concept of a statewide arboretum.
“Our work has grown far beyond what ‘Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’ communicates at first glance,” said PlantNebraska Executive Director Hanna Pinneo.
