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Shaw Nature Reserve formerly known as Shaw Arboretum is a 2400 acres (9.7 km2) private nature reserve located in Gray Summit Missouri that is operated as an extension of the Missouri Botanical Garden.The area was opened in 1925 when pollution from coal smoke in St. Louis threatened the garden’s live plant collection especially the orchid collection. The orchids were moved in 1926 but the pollution in St.
