Going Green @ Haverford

It’s official. We all know that Haverford has a beautiful campus, but it’s nice to know that others do too. Just in time for Arbor Day, the Haverford College Arboretum has been named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation. This program recognizes college and university campuses that effectively manage their campus trees, connect with the community to foster healthy urban landscapes and involve the student population with learning opportunities centered on campus, community and forestry efforts.

This national award, however, goes beyond beauty to the ecological benefits of trees. Planting and maintaining trees reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Trees also significantly reduce the amount of energy a campus and community need to generate. Finally, green spaces give students, faculty and staff a setting to relax with others or on their own, ultimately providing a better environment for learning.

Speaking of Arbor Day, mark your calendars for Friday, April 27 at noon and come  to Chase Hall where Haverford will mark its 112th annual celebration of this national event by planting the yellow-blooming magnolia, ‘Elizabeth.’

Martha

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 at 11:22 am by Claudia Kent, Sustainability Coordinator and is filed under General. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.