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About Northwest

Northwest Missouri State University is a state-assisted, four-year regional university that offers 127 undergraduate and 40 graduate degree programs, serving a student population of around 7,000 from northwest Missouri and the surrounding region. The Northwest Missouri State University main campus is 380 acres, home to over 1700 trees, and serves as Missouri’s State Arboretum.

1,700 trees
160 species
452 maintainable acres
30 YEARS
As the Missouri Arboretum
TOP 50
named among most Amazing University Botanical Gardens and Arboretums in the U.S
LEVEL II
ArbeNet Accredited Arboretum

SOLAR-GENERATED ENERGY

Evergy sponsors 25KW grid-connected photovoltaic solar electric generating System to track energy efficiency and savings.

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TRIM GRANT PROGRAM FROM MDC

TRIM GRANT PROGRAM FROM MDC

The Tree Resource Improvement Maintenance (TRIM Grant) has been awarded to Northwest every year since 2016, home of the Missouri Arboretum, an outdoor classroom that promotes a greater understanding and appreciation of botanical diversity.

Northwest has received over $10,000 from the Missouri Department of Conservation to remove hazardous trees and expand The Missouri Arboretum’s tree inventory with new plantings at The Dean L. Hubbard Center of Innovation.

TRUCK AND TRAILER PROJECT

TRUCK AND TRAILER PROJECT

Northwest received nearly $40,000 in funding from the Northwest Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Sustainability

is meeting today’s operational needs

without endangering our ability

to meet them tomorrow.