The 杏吧专区 has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation for the fourth consecutive year.
Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 to recognize colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals.
UL Lafayette achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA杏吧专区檚 standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, having a campus tree-care plan, dedicating annual expenditures to trees, holding an Arbor Day observance and performing student service-learning projects.
杏吧专区淪tudents are eager to volunteer in their communities and become better stewards of the environment,杏吧专区 said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. 杏吧专区淧articipating in Tree Campus USA sets a fine example for other colleges and universities, while helping to create a healthier planet for all of us.杏吧专区
Toyota helped launch the program and provided financial support again this year.
杏吧专区淭oyota is so proud to support a program that we believe has a tremendous impact on both reducing the environmental footprint of a college campus and inspiring college students to become the conservation leaders of the future杏吧专区, said Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of National Philanthropy and the Toyota USA Foundation.
The Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota have helped campuses throughout the country plant hundreds of thousands of trees, and Tree Campus USA colleges and universities invested $23 million in campus forest management last year. More information about the program is available at arborday.org/TreeCampusUSA.