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UT Arboretum director updates Oak Ridge council on research, visitation and facilities
Summary
Kevin Hoyt of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture told the Oak Ridge City Council work session that the UT Arboretum is a 250-acre research and education resource with about 35,000 annual visitors, active breeding and pest-management research, expanding outreach programs and facility needs including signage and restrooms.
Kevin Hoyt, who leads operations at the University of Tennessee Arboretum, briefed the Oak Ridge City Council work session on current research, visitation and facilities at the 250-acre site on March 18.
Hoyt said the arboretum is "a research and education center" that is part of the Institute of Agriculture and described the facility as open "365 days a year" except for inclement weather. He told the council the arboretum manages walking trails, active tree-improvement and dogwood-breeding programs, integrated pest management work and research plots that support UT and regional partners, including…
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