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Join us to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Chesapeake Arboretum! Learn the fascinating history of this beautiful site and how it transitioned from a renowned family farm to a regional woodland treasure. Free event; light refreshments included.

The Chesapeake Arboretum is located in the heart of Chesapeake and is a 51-acre "Nature's Classroom" that promotes horticultural and environmental awareness through displays, education, and research. It is designated a Virginia Treasure, an initiative to highlight important ecological, historic, scenic, and recreational lands across the state. Dedicated at its current site in November 1996, it boasts one of Virginia's finest trail systems that wanders through a mature hardwood forest with many varieties of trees and plants.

The recently renovated Williamson Farm House, first occupied by the Williamson family in the 1800s, is a centerpiece of this historic property.