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Arboretum director Robert E. Cook '68, named last December, says one of his top priorities will be an emphasis on early science education "and the role we might play reaching out to schools...
...Cook, who oversaw the development of a plant science curriculum for elementary school children while at Cornell Plantations, came to Harvard after directing Cornell's arboretum and botanical gardens. The curriculum he helped develop is now used in schools throughout New York State...
...While Cook says that fundraising will be one of his priorities, he emphasizes that he he has no immediate plans to initiate a fund drive. The arboretum currently has an annual operating budget of $2.8 million--70 percent of which comes from its endowment--and depends for the remainder upon both public and private grants, income from education programs, membership fees and donations and revenues from the arboretum shop...
Since his arrival here, Cook says, he has been trying to familiarize himself with his new stomping grounds. "I've spent much of my time just making progress in knowing the elements of the arboretum's structure," Cook says. "I want to try to make the Arnold Arboretum more financially sound and reach out to the community...
...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...