Events
Third Saturday Hike September 19
Free hike, no registration needed. Saturday, September 19th at 9am EDT. Meet at the Visitors Center Kiosk at the University of Tennessee Arboretum, 901 S. Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge TN.* and join volunteers from the University of Tennessee Arboretum Society for an guided hike 1.5- 2 miles long. We want these hikes to be an introduction to the arboretum and enjoyable for all. Please let the leaders know if you have any special needs for the hike.
No registration is necessary. No pets please. Please bring plenty of water and wear comfortable shoes.
*GPS sometimes directs people to Union Valley Road which is a service entrance only. Please use our main entrance on Illinois Avenue.
Save the Date Bug Camp 2027
Bug Camp 2027 is scheduled for Wednesday, June 9- Friday June, 11, 2027! Our children’s summer camp program, BUG CAMP, is a three-day camp held in June each year. At BUG CAMP, the campers will get up close and personal with insects. They will learn why we can’t live without insects and about the value of different insects. They will explore the good, the bad and the “buggly” of our relationship with the insect world. Rising 3rd- 5th graders are eligible to attend, but we do make exceptions based on space available. BUG CAMP is limited to 16 campers.
Each participant will have an opportunity to take home and “host” an insect if they choose during the session. Bugs are good, bugs are fun! At BUG CAMP we learn many reasons to love bugs as we explore insects through bug crafts, nature walks, science activities and the UT Insect Zoo! Contact Michelle Campanis at mcampani@utk.edu for additional information.
BUG CAMP is co-sponsored by the UT Arboretum Society, the UT Arboretum and Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, UT Herbert College of Agriculture and UT Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology.
