Platteville Community Arboretum

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Mission Statement:

Our mission is to provide a non-profit, community-based arboretum for the purposes of education, recreation, conservation, and the encouragement of cooperation within the Platteville community.

The Organization

• PCA will be maintained as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit
• PCA Board of Directors will be community members who represent various aspects of the community
• All members of the Platteville community will be members of the PCA, while lifetime members and corporate sponsors will be recognized as special contributors
• The PCA Board of Directors will remain non-political in the sense that we will always work to cooperate not divide and isolate
• The PCA will be financially sustainable and fiscally responsible
• The PCA will exist primarily as a cooperative of various landowners, businesses, and the City of Platteville that will work together to manage the lands along the Rountree Branch
• The PCA will acquire and own land when the opportunity exists

The Trail

• PCA will support the completion, expansion, and maintenance of a multi-use trail system associated with the Rountree Branch Corridor
• The trail will connect the community to the arboretum
• The trail will connect the UWP trail system with the Belmont to Platteville trail with adjoining segments within the Rountree Branch Watershed
• The trail will be surfaced to allow access and use by all community members
• The trail will have lighting along its length
• The surrounding vegetation along the trail will be managed for safety, trail maintenance, and native vegetation
• There will be educational signage, safety signs, benches, and points of interest along the trail

The Arboretum

• The arboretum will exist along the Rountree Branch and its tributaries in cooperation with landowners, businesses, and City of Platteville
• The arboretum will provide resources to the community that will engage community members with the outdoors
• The arboretum will provide resources to the community that will educate community members about natural resources

Conservation

• The PCA will support, and engage in, conservation within the Rountree Branch Watershed

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