Event Detail

The State of Montana Arboretum, the University of Montana campus, will celebrate Arbor Day with a slate of activities from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 27.
Unless otherwise noted, all events will be centered at the new Arboretum Interpretive Site, aka the Root, on the north side of Main Hall between the University Center and the Botany Building.
Festivities include:
•11 a.m.:
oWelcome & Arbor Day Proclamation by Montana Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and UM President Seth Bodnar.
oStories of Trees with Anne Garde of Montana Public Radio’s “The Pea Green Boat.”
oTree planting with help from Missoula elementary students.
•11:40 a.m.: Oval Tree Project Donor Plaque unveiling with President Bodnar and the UM Alumni Association on the east end of UM Oval, in front of Main Hall.
•Noon: Festive music, root beer, treats and door prizes.
•12:30 p.m.: Tribute Trees Ceremony with introduction and remarks by Mayor John Engen and Tom DeLuca, dean of UM’s W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation.
•1 p.m.: Arboretum tour of campus tree diversity along with scavenger hunt and plant-your-own-seedling activities.
UM’s Arbor Day festivities kick off a “Root for the Arboretum” campaign that seeks $15,000 for fabrication, mounting and installation of interpretive signs about the Arboretum and trees in general. The six signs will complete the Root site.