Arboretum trail gets distance markers

Last fall, for his service project, a local high school student seeking Eagle Scout status volunteered to make and install distance markers on the main path of the Cofrin Arboretum trail. The distance markers are installed every one-half kilometer (one-third mile) and are labeled in both kilometers (km) and miles (mi). The distance markers begin at the kiosk located near the South Loop Drive and Nicolet Drive and were installed in a clockwise rotation around the trail. The Scout in question, Gage Meyer, was assisted with the installation by Josh Martinez and Hans Bremer from the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity. Adds Gage’s father, Steve, a professor of Natural and Applied Sciences, “We hope everyone who enjoys using the arboretum trail will enjoy and appreciate the new distance markers.”