Gardens in Nevada - Botanical Gardens in Nevada, Wilbur D. May Center, Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Botanical Gardens in Nevada, Wilbur D. May Center, Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park, the Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum, Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden, Acacia Demonstration Gardens, Unlv Arboretum, Alan Bible Botanical Garden. Excerpt: The Wilbur D. May Center is an attraction located in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park at 1595 North Sierra, Reno, Nevada. The facility comprises the Wilbur D. May Museum, the Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden and the Great Basin Adventure. The museum features the antiques and collectibles purchased by Wilbur D. May, a local adventurer, rancher, pilot, philanthropist and world traveler. Born in 1898, Wilbur May was the third son of David May, founder of The May Department Stores Company. The museum's collections derive from his over 40 trips around the world, and include Tang Dynasty pottery, primitive African artwork, Inuit scrimshaws, Egyptian scarab figures, Greek icons, wildlife dioramas and a shrunken head from South America. Also featured is a recreation of the living room, tack room and big game trophy room from Wilbur's 2600-acre Double Diamond Ranch. The museum also displays changing exhibits about various subjects. The "Predators" exhibit will run from March through May 2009, and will feature live animals and hands-on natural history displays about ancient and modern predators. There is an admission fee for the museum, which is operated by the Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space. The Wilbur D. May Arboretum and Botanical Garden (12 acres) is an arboretum and botanical garden that is open to the public without charge from sunrise to sunset. The site is located at an elevation of 4,600 feet (1,400 m) in a transitional zone b... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2405030