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NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITYOF TENNESSEE ARBORETUM SOCIETY
For immediate release:
August 31,
2012
Contact: Melanie Staten
865-776-8227
UT ARBORETUM SOCIETY TO HOLD TWO WILDFLOWERWALKS SEPTEMBER15
The
UT Arboretum Society will hold two wildflower walks on Saturday, September 15 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Due to the popularity of the walks in past years, the Arboretum Society will offer a morning walk with Kris Light and an afternoon walk with Charlie Samuels.
The walks are free and open to the public but participants must call ahead to register for one of the walks, 865-483-3571. Participants may want to bring a camera to take pictures of the many wildflowers on the Arboretum grounds.
Describing
the walk, naturalist Kris Light said, “Most people think of springtime as wildflower season, but late summer and fall color the fields and roadsides in gold, purple and white. Come to the UT Arboretum to learn more about the wildflowers of the fields. “
The
UT Arboretum is located at 901 S. Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge.
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society is a 47 year old, non-profit organization dedicated to furthering
the objectives and programs of the University of Tennessee’s 250-acre Arboretum in Oak Ridge.
To learn more about the Arboretum Society, and the UT Arboretum Endowment Fund, go to
www.utarboretumsociety.org. For
more information call 865-483-3571.