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Forest Resources Center

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UT Arboretum Fall Color Guide

What tree is that? Visit the UT Arboretum during the fall season and enjoy nature's colorful leaf display. To get a head start on identifying trees by their color, click on the Fall Color Guide to learn about the chemistry, physics, and geometry of leaf color transformation.

Our Center

The University of Tennessee Forest Resources Research and Education Center is a 11,500 acre field research laboratory. The Center is a regionally recognized leader in developing new technologies applicable to modern forestry and wildlife resources management and environmental stewardship. The Forest Resources Center is one of ten research and education centers in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station system. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the Forestry Resources Center is comprised of three forest units located in East and Middle Tennessee.

Forest Units

Oak Ridge Forest and Arboretum

Cumberland Forest

Highland Rim Forest

Our Mission

The UT Forest Resources Research and Education Center mission is to: (1) provide the land and supporting resources necessary for conducting modern and effective forestry, wildlife, and associated social, biological and ecological research programs; (2) demonstrate the application of optimal forest and wildlife management technologies; and (3) assist with transfer of new technology to forest land owners and industries.

Contact the Oak Ridge Forest

Richard Evans, Director
901 S. Illinois Avenue
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
Phone: (865) 483-3571
Fax: (865) 483-3572
Email: UTforest@utk.edu

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