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Abbey Conservation Corps
Volunteers contributing time, talent, and treasure for the next generation.
The picturesque landscape of Saint John’s Abbey Arboretum that we enjoy today has been shaped by more than 160 years of Benedictine community, work, prayer, and a vision for the long term. The biodiversity of this unique convergence of prairie, oak savanna, northern hardwoods, conifers, lakes, wetlands, and bogs is special and inspirational for all who experience it. As stewards of the Abbey Arboretum’s treasured natural resources of today and tomorrow, we are working diligently to orchestrate initiatives that:
- Preserve native plant and wildlife communities of the Abbey Arboretum lands
- Provide opportunities for education and research
- Model practices of sustainable land use
- Make accessible a natural environment that invites spiritual renewal