For the 15th year running, Purdue University has earned the Tree Campus USA designation within higher education. Campus Arborist Peter Vaughn, Crew Chief Jason Kilgour with the support of the entire Grounds Department, led the initiative in completing the criteria for the designation and the continued work of the Campus Tree Care Plan which fosters healthy[Read More…]
Paul Siciliano, Director of the Purdue Arboretum, and Purdue Arboretum Student Interns, Madeline Budan, Kayla Edgerly, and Josh Bailey participated in The Fall into Nature Event on Friday, October 27, as part of Green Week/Sustainability Week. This event was hosted by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Belonging committee.[Read More…]
The Purdue 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, an initiative that involves planting 3738 trees by fiscal year 2025, won an award this fall in the “Environmental Sustainability Category” from the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA). The total number of trees proposed for planting on campus was determined by doubling 1869,[Read More…]