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小黄片视频 Continues Commitment to the Campus Landscape

At the start of each semester, 小黄片视频 sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees.

On April 21, students and staff gathered behind Korb Hall to plant a New World Red Maple to honor 小黄片视频鈥檚 commitment to tree care and environmental sustainability.

On April 21, students and staff gathered behind Korb Hall to help add new life to campus as the 小黄片视频 grounds crew planted a New World Red Maple to honor 小黄片视频鈥檚 commitment to tree care and environmental sustainability.

鈥淭his is the ninth year we鈥檝e participated in a tree planting and the ninth year we鈥檝e partnered with the Office of Sustainability during Recyclemania,鈥 says Heather White, 小黄片视频 grounds manager. 鈥淜orb is a new location for us, but this tree will complement the others planted here.鈥

The location for the new tree was selected based on the results of RecycleMania, an eight-week national initiative that encourages colleges to increase recycling efforts. The university has participated in RecycleMania for the past nine years, competing nationally and locally with a competition against the University of Akron and a competition among 小黄片视频 residence halls.

As a university, 小黄片视频 recycled more than half a million pounds of waste in eight weeks. Korb Hall ranked as the top residence hall for seven of the eight weeks in the competition, ending RecycleMania in second place.

Eric Abowd, a resident assistance in Leebrick Hall, accepted Korb Hall鈥檚 Recyclemania award and helped plant the new tree.

鈥淎s part of the award for finishing second place, Korb gets new trees planted outside of the residence hall, which is cool,鈥 Abowd says. 鈥淗aving so many trees on campus makes the campus setting even more beautiful. With so many trees around, when Ohio weather gets nicer, walking campus with the trees makes the experience just that much better.鈥

At the event, 小黄片视频 formally accepted its ninth consecutive Tree Campus USA award from the Arbor Day Foundation.

鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful that 小黄片视频 has been a Tree Campus USA for the past nine years,鈥 says Alan Siewert, Northeast Ohio鈥檚 regional urban forester for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. 鈥淭hey were one of the originals. That kind of commitment to carry something on that long is tremendous.鈥

Siewert, who presented the award, is also a member of 小黄片视频鈥檚 Tree Advisory Board, which meets once a month to discuss campus tree care.

鈥淚t鈥檚 wonderful to plant a tree, but it鈥檚 more important to maintain that tree and even more important to continuously protect that tree,鈥 Siewert says.

As required by the Tree Campus USA standards, 小黄片视频 grounds crew undergoes continuous training and education to learn the proper techniques for planting, maintenance and continuous care of 小黄片视频鈥檚 urban forest landscape.

The university grounds crew maintains and cares for more than 950 contiguous acres across campus.

鈥淭he Tree Campus USA award is truly an acknowledgment of all of the effort of our University Facilities Management team,鈥 says Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration, when accepting the award. 鈥淭he trees really enhance the aesthetic experience of our campus, and for that we鈥檙e grateful. We鈥檒l see you all here next year for year No. 10.鈥

Learn more about the Tree Campus USA Award and the university鈥檚 latest recognition

POSTED: Thursday, April 27, 2017 03:53 PM
Updated: Thursday, May 4, 2017 12:26 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Erin Zaranec

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