Who We Are

The Markham Regional Arboretum Society (MRAS) is a citizen-run, non-profit 501-c3 corporation.  MRAS works in close cooperation with the City of Concord Public Works department.  MRAS is governed by a Board of Directors and is operated almost entirely by volunteers.  MRAS creates plans for the Arboretum and Community Gardens, and oversees the development and maintenance of the park.

Mission

Our mission is to protect and enhance the park’s ecosystem, lands, watershed, and plants for the benefit of all visitors and to provide space for Concord’s Community Gardeners to grow vegetables. 

Our goals are:  

• Maintaining and developing a diverse living collection of plants especially suited to our local environment;
  
• Providing a botanically rich and serene space for all visitors to be proud of;
• Promoting public understanding and appreciation of plants, vegetable gardening and the natural world;
• Raising awareness of how people impact our planet and what we can do to make it healthier for everyone.