UT Arboretum Society presents Father-Daughter Hike on Feb. 18

 

The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will offer a Father-Daughter Hike at the UT Arboretum in Oak Ridge on Saturday, February 18. It’s the eighth year of the popular program, a press release said.

It’s a fun, short trail hike of about one to 1.5 hours, the press release said.

“This is a great winter occasion to spend some quality time outdoors with your daughter or dad,” the press release said.

The hike will be led by Jeff Holt, a local forester.

The UT Arboretum is at 901 South Illinois Avenue. There will be refreshments before the hike at 9 a.m. February 18.

“Wear clothes appropriate to the weather and boots or good shoes for outdoor walking,” the press release said.

This is a free program offered by the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society.

To learn more about this hike or the UT Arboretum Society, go to www.utarboretumsociety.org. For more information on the program, call (865) 483-3571.

Celebrating 52 years in 2017, this program is one of many lectures and activities that will be offered this year by the UT Arboretum Society, the press release said. The program is cosponsored by the UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center.

The Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014, is one of 10 outdoor laboratories located throughout the state as part of the UT AgResearch system. AgResearch is a division of the UT Institute of Agriculture. The Institute of Agriculture also provides instruction, research, and public service through the UT College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch, and UT Extension offices, with locations in every county in the state.