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Huntington Creates Fund for Windstorm Recovery
As many as 100 trees at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens were seriously damaged in last week's windstorm. The local institution is in the midst of clean-up and asking for the public's help.
While last week's windstorm caused little damage to buildings and outdoor sculptures at .
After surveying the loss and receiving inquiries from patrons as to how they can help the Huntington to recover, the Huntington has created a special fund so the process of clean-up and restoration can continue uninterrupted, President Steven S. Koblik announced Thursday.
The fund is being called HARP—the Huntington Arboreal Recovery Project.
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Koblik said the following in a statement Thursday:
We are able to fund a portion of the work through the , but the total costs are likely to be quite significant. Several historic tree canopy areas were heavily impacted in the North Vista, Jungle, Japanese, and Australian gardens. But on the bright side, we’ve already started to propagate a series of plant specimens—tabebuia, acacias, and cypress pines among them.
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Donations may be made securely online (please add "HARP" to comments field)
or mail donation to:
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Attn: Advancement Office – HARP Fund
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