Mission Statement

Garvan Woodland Gardens is a viable and sustainable entity within the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. We further the University’s mission of teaching, research, and public service through our own mission:

Garvan Woodland Gardens

• Preserves and enhances a unique part of the Ouachita Mountain environment;
• Provides people with a place of learning, research, cultural enrichment, and serenity;
• Develops and sustains gardens, landscapes, and structures of exceptional aesthetics, design, and construction; and
• Partners with and serves the communities of which the Gardens is a part.