University Park campus earns distinction for campus forest management for a fifth consecutive year
Penn State s University Park campus is home to more than 17,000 trees, including over 200 species. Image: Michelle Bixby
Penn State earns 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition
April 20, 2021
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. For the fifth consecutive year, Penn State’s University Park campus has been honored by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective campus forest management. The campus recently garnered a 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the foundation.
“From providing shade and instilling beauty, to storing carbon and recycling stormwater, the trees around campus offer innumerable benefits to people, animals and ecosystems,” said Bill Sitzabee, Penn State’s vice president of facilities management and planning and chief facilities officer. “The recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation is icing on the cake.”
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