Office of the President
                                             December 13, 1983



                                             FCR 4

Members, Board of Trustees:
                 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ARBORETUM

Recommendation: that the Board of Trustees reserve an area of the
Lexington Campus of some 94 acres south of Alumni Drive and east
of Commonwealth Drive as an arboretum for use in the educational
programs of the University.
Background: The Departments of Biological Sciences, Landscape
Architecture, and Forestry have asked that the area south of
University Drive and east of Commonwealth Drive (see attached map)
be used as an arboretum which can serve as a field laboratory over
time for their students, for other University students, and for
persons in the community and state at large. Walkways and
plantings of various kinds including all of the known varieties of
trees indigenous to the Commonwealth eventually will be
established in this area. The land use plan adopted by the Board
of Trustees identifies the acreage specified for the arboretum as
an area for "sport and recreation" and for "open space."     The use
of land proposed for the arboretum is consistent with the current
land use plan.   The development of the arboretum will take place
over future decades, and will proceed as funds become available to
the departments and the University for its use. Its development
will proceed on a multidisciplinary basis. The concept has been
discussed with the adjacent neighborhood association and has its
endorsement. No monies are required at this time for the
development of the arboretum. In fact, development in the
immediate future will be virtually dependent on the contribution
of private monies for such a program.



December 13       , 1983



Action taken:  Approved     X      Disapproved          Other



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