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- The Green Advocates are a part of the residence halls on campus and encourage green practices on campus.

- Students for a Sustainable Campus is an organization that encourages students with ideas about the environment or sustainability to share them and improve the campus.

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- The Student Sustainability Coalition of Hawaii is a group of student leaders throughout the University of Hawaii system who work on sustainable initiatives for the university.

- The university system holds an annual Hawaii Sustainability in Higher Education Summit each year to help set the course for 21st century campus sustainability.

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- In the past 15 years, the university has removed more than 1.6 million square feet of asphalt and added more than 46 acres of campus green space.

- In 2000, the university was designated a campus arboretum, and it continues to prioritize planting native species on campus.

- The university is engaged in a Sustainable Tree Trust, which ensures the long-term viability of the campus's tree canopy.

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Arbor Day Observance and Service Learning Project Examples

Arbor Day Observance: State University of New York College at Cortland

Cortland, New York

7,098 students

"100-year battle to save the American Chestnut" The American Chestnut was once abundant in the Eastern forests of the U.S., but since the blight of the early 20th century, American Chestnuts are dwindling. Dr. William Powell, of the State University of New York- Environmental Science & Forestry, spoke on campus. He discussed his team’s work with biotechnology to find blight-resistant genes in hopes of restoring American Chestnuts to their former glory in Eastern forests. The lecture, which was sponsored by the Biology Club and a part of the Campus Artist and Lecture Series, was attended by more than 60 students, faculty, staff and community members. Some attendees even drove 150 miles roundtrip from Elmira, New York, to attend the lecture.

Service Learning Project: Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

9,100 students

Freshman Service Learning Day Before the first day of classes began, about 700 students, mostly freshmen, gave back to their community in TSU’s Service Learning Day. This event introduces new students to Nashville through service. Twenty-five local nonprofits benefited from the event, which included tree plantings around campus and the community. As part of the students’ coursework, they will continue to do community service throughout the semester.

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Service Learning Project Example

Sheridan College NWCCD

Sheridan, Wyoming

1,500 students

Kendrick Park Arboretum More than 20 students, staff and community members planted 56 trees to create the Kendrick Park Arboretum. Junior high and high school students also helped. The project turned a mostly barren field in to a young forest. The site was chosen because of its accessibility to the community and its central location among several trails. The arboretum will also work as a learning experience for the Sheridan community about which trees grow best in the difficult conditions of Sheridan. 

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- Been a Tree Campus for 4 years

- As part of the campus's Arbor Day Observance, students planted 50 Bloodgood Planetrees on The Quad, where 80-year-old Norway Maples are in decline and becoming dangerous. The Norway Maples will be replaced over the next 10 years.

- Additionally 300 seedlings were given away to faculty and community members.

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Arbor Day Observance and Service Learning Project Examples

Arbor Day Observance: University of Maryland Baltimore County

Baltimore County, Maryland

9,371 students

Arbor Day Block Party The Arbor Day Foundation’s Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. intern, Dasia Roberson, planned and implemented an “Arbor Day Block Party” on her campus. The block party took place under a tent, where music was playing and tables were set up. Students passing by came in and were able to participate in a tree identification game. The prize was Rita’s Italian Ice. The flavor options? Mango and green apple – fruits grown on trees.

Service Learning Project: Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

25,000 students

No Child Left Inside WMU’s Asylum Lake Preserves hosted 150 third grade students where the students learned about environmental stewardship, team building and ecological restoration of the prairie and forest habitats. WMU’s Landscape Services partnered with the Kalamazoo Nature Center to put on the annual No Child Left Inside event. College students led groups of elementary school students around the different stations set up in the nature center and taught them about the environment.

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Been a Tree Campus for 6 years

The campus participates in the national Recyclemania competition, and this past year the residence hall with the most recycling won a tree planting outside its building.

Kent State has worked with the Holden Arboretum on research projects funded by a generous grant from the National Science Foundation.

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Service Learning Project Example

Brookhaven College

Farmers Branch, Texas

5,628 students

Tree canopy visualization and tree identification through geo-technology The students of Geospatial Information Systems Professor Scott Sires’ class put their skills to use on the campus trees. Twelve students worked with remote sensing technology to create a visualization of the college’s tree canopy. In another class, 11 students collected data for a tree inventory in high-traffic areas of campus. This inventory will be used to create a comprehensive inventory of the campus trees.

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Tree Research Tuesday

Researchers with UF/IFAS’ Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants spent more than a year developing a searchable website and database to help Floridians assess problem— or just plain puzzling —non-native plants.