Our founder, Colonel William Boyce Thompson realized nearly one hundred years ago what we still believe today: All life depends on plants.
As Boyce Thompson Arboretum celebrates its milestone anniversary in 2024, we are actively engaging in a full range of programs and initiatives that honor 100 years of our history while embracing a new vision for our future.
Our Centennial Celebrations will include:
Then & Now History Installation
The following presents the name of each sculpture on display and the respective local artist who decorated it:
Belleza en el Mismo Brillo Natural by Oliverio Balcells
Bold Desert Beauty by Keegan Rider
Desert Love by Maria Madrid Reed
Dusk till Dawn, Dawn till Dusk by Jo Ho
Entwined Ecosystem: Bugs and Blooms on the Cactus Canvas by Emily Costello
Espinas Galácticas by Joe Ray
Flowering Faces in the Desert by Zarco Guerrero
Invasive Species by Monique Laraway
Mirage by Andrea Peterson
Welcome To The Neighborhood by Charles Davison
Additional Sponsors
- AES Clean Energy
- Allan Dustan and Linda Stoll
- American Family Insurance | Matthew Storms, Agent
- Anne and Jay Schrock
- ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Global Futures Laboratory
- Atlas Technical
- Carlotta Copper Company
- Carol and Trevor Parrott
- Charlotte and Raymond Needham
- David White
- Dr. Bobbi Lancaster and Lucy Lancaster
- Esque Family Fund
- Gary and Jan Septon
- Gema Luna and Jose Duarte
- Grant and Carolyn Baecker
- Imre and Lorna Kertész
- Jane Schoen
- Jay and Delana Ream
- Jeffrey Heimer and Linda Brock
- Jim and Kally Reynolds
- Kenro Kusumi and Stephen Pratt
- Kent and Muriel Ennis
- Lenni Benson
- The Lester Family
- Lynne Nemeth and Lanny Morrison
- Marisol Perez and Alex La mar
- Nancy Mackay and Jim Mackay
- Northern Trust
- Pinal County
- Rachel Trinder
- Randie and Lee Stein
- Rick and Lexia Gibson
- Robert Kader
- Sally Kirsh
- Sharon Hall
- Thomas Fisher
- Vicki Bever and Cipriana Trillo