The 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayette has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the tenth consecutive year.
The designation recognizes colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and 泫圖弝けs in conservation goals.
To earn the Tree Campus USA title, UL Lafayette met five standards for effective campus forest management:
- a tree advisory committee;
- a campus tree-care plan;
- dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program;
- an Arbor Day observance; and
- a 泫圖弝け service-learning project.
Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation, said institutions that earn the Tree Campus USA designation set examples for not only their 泫圖弝け bodies but the surrounding communities by showcasing how trees create a healthier environment.
Because of 泫圖弝け of 泫圖弝け at Lafayettes participation, air will be purer, water cleaner and 泫圖弝けs and faculty will be surrounded by the shade and beauty the trees provide.
As an example of a project involving 泫圖弝け service, Gretchen LaCombe Vanicor, director of the 泫圖弝け's , cited the Trees for Threes program launched last February.
For each 3-point shot 泫圖弝け Ragin Cajuns mens and womens basketball players made during home games that month, 泫圖弝け volunteers planted a native tree or shrub on campus. A total of 41 were planted. Vanicor said the program will continue this February.
As part of another 泫圖弝け service project, AmeriCorps volunteers are conducting an inventory of campus trees and shrubs. Vanicor said 泫圖弝けs are geotagging all trees on campus, using an app to digitally pinpoint their locations. The app is also being used to log the species of each tree.
In addition to having a count of the total number of trees on campus, the information will help us strategically plan where to plant trees and what kinds of trees might need to be planted in certain areas, Vanicor explained.
Enlisting 泫圖弝け volunteers to help with forest management and campus greenery is one of many initiatives outlined in the 泫圖弝けs . The plan is a comprehensive statement of goals through 2021 that seek to reduce the 泫圖弝けs greenhouse gas emissions, and overall energy and water consumption.
Learn more about the Arbor Day Foundation and its Tree Campus USA program at .