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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...
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...
Sylverson notes that one of the most successful programs last year involved bringing handicapped and special-needs children from Cambridge schools to the arboretum, along with older students. The older students helped the special-needs children with the classification of plants that the students examined. The program was discontinued this year due to a lack of funds...
Much of the financing for the arboretum's special programs comes from the Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities. Sylverson says she is concerned about funding for some programs because the council has been experiencing funding problems in the wake of the state budget crunch...