What are we looking for?
The Arboretum wishes to develop a comprehensive plan that leverages our existing facilities, history, and connection to nature to better serve our community and deliver on our mission.
As a part of the initial phase of the master planning process, the design team will inventory existing structures, trails, parking areas, utilities, and other amenities to determine their condition and code compliance. The design team is looking for ways to make improvements to existing facilities, exploring opportunities to add new facilities where the need exists, and identifying opportunities to expand current programming.
This Master Plan will be a collaborative process with input from and updates to the staff, the Stanley W. Hayes Research Foundation Inc. Board of Directors (BOD), the Hayes Arboretum Community Outreach Board, as well as major donors and community members.
Hayes Arboretum Today
Hayes Arboretum is comprised of 466 acres of protected forests, prairies, wetlands, and more. Nearly 330 acres are accessible to the public.
Hayes Arboretum continues to connect people to nature through instruction, experiences, and amenities. People from around the world visit to see the 500-year-old old-growth forests, prairie habitat, and over 100 tagged specimen trees.
The arboretum's physical amenities include:
- 466 acres of natural beauty
- 3% (approximately 60 acres) of Indiana's total Old Growth Forest
- 16 miles of recreation trails
- A scenic, paved auto tour
- Native Woody Plant Reserve
- Pollinator meadows
- Nature Center
- Turner Grey Meeting Room/Annex
- Museum
- Playscape
- Morton Arch
- Scott Pond
- Adena & Hopewell Burial Mounds
- Woodland Chapel
- Salamander Stream
- Artisan Well
