91²Ö¿â at Salem again received the Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, which acknowledges efforts to promote forest management, horticulture studies and conservation.
To receive this distinction, 91²Ö¿â Salem had to meet the Tree Campus USA’s five standards, providing detailed documentation for each standard. These include maintaining a tree advisory committee; having a campus tree-care plan; dedicating annual expenditures for its campus tree program; holding an Arbor Day observance; and leading a student service-learning project.
The campus celebrated this recognition during its Earth Day/Arbor Day observances in April with horticulture students planting a Japanese stewartia tree, which was donated by the Horticulture Club.
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Photo: Planting a tree to celebrate Arbor Day on the 91²Ö¿â Salem Campus were (from left) Tyler Smith; Merissa Lake; Nancy Mackey; Maurice Peoples, horticultural facilities coordinator; Makenzie Jordan; Molly Finn; Dr. Tyre Proffer, professor of biological sciences; Scott Glosser, Anna Detoro; and Claire Smith