What does being director of the arboretum entail?
My primary job is to make sure the Arboretum is managed for all those uses we enjoy it for: recreational use, for conservation and for educational uses. I direct the work of our manager, who is out there battling invasive species and collecting seeds for our restoration work. I work with faculty to explore ways they can use the Arboretum as part of the curriculum. I also work to make sure we have appropriate recreational opportunities for the Carleton community and the Northfield community. How unique is the “Arb” and tell us the basics. It is unusual to have such a large property owned and managed by a College. It’s 880 acres and is divided into the upper Arboretum, which is closer to campus and more developed for recreational use, and the lower Arboretum, which is the corridor along the Cannon River and includes lowland forest, upland forests and extensive prairie restoration. What makes it so unique is it’s so available to our students and other members of the Carleton community. It
