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Much of Cook's plans follow themes that the previous arboretum director, Professor of Dendrology Peter Ashton, set during his five-year tenure. Cook points out Ashton's administration instituted the cooperative programs with Boston-area schools...
...thing, the state of science education in this country is one of my concerns," says Cook. "I'm going to be looking for funding for expanding our teaching capacities and reaching out to area schools to assist them in devising better elementary plant science education programs...
Diane Sylverson, coordinator for the arboretum's programs for Boston-area students, says the work that schools do with the arboretum ranges from annual field trips to coordinated year-long programs. In the long-term programs, which the arboretum conducts mainly with local schools, Sylverson and other arboretum staffers visit the classroom and teach about the flora with which students later have contact...
Procter says the problem of dumping has increased in recent years because of the filling up of landfill in the Boston area. Dumping has also been a problem in other area parks, she says. While increased security can take care of some of the problem, Procter says only conservation and recycling can help to alleviate that problem in the long...
...Another area Cook says he wishes to focus on is the greater awareness of the problems of deforestation of rain forests and the preservation of plants from areas that may be deforested soon...