Purdue University has earned Tree Campus USA recognition for the 17th consecutive year, highlighting its continued commitment to campus trees and sustainable landscape practices. The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Purdue Arboretum contributes to this achievement through its collaboration with Purdue Administrative Operations. Together, this partnership supports tree care, planning, and outreach across…Read more about Purdue earns 17th consecutive Tree Campus USA recognition[Read More]
The Purdue Exponent covered the final tree planting in the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan on June 11: Purdue ends five year plan, plants 3,738th tree.
Purdue will celebrate the planting of the final tree of the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, according to the Purdue Today article: Purdue to celebrate achievement of 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan, receives Tree Campus USA Award for 15th consecutive year. The event will be held June 11 from 1:30-2 p.m. in front of the…Read more about Purdue to Celebrate Final Tree Planting of the 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan[Read More]
This year, the Purdue Arboretum reached another milestone. In 2019—together with Purdue Grounds Department, Campus Planning, and Architecture and Sustainability Facilities—they proposed that 1869 trees would be planted on campus over a period of 5 years, as part of a Tree Planting Master Plan initiative. This number quickly grew to 3738 trees, which was determined…Read more about The Purdue Arboretum and HLA Student Volunteers Plant Hundreds of Trees at Horticulture Park[Read More]
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 about Purdue University Earned Tree Campus USA Designation for 15th Consecutive Year[Read More]
The Purdue Exponent published a feature story on the Purdue Arboretum’s effort to map all the plants on Purdue’s Campus. Paul Siciliano, Kirby Kalbaugh, and HLA undergraduate interns Kayla Edgerly, Madeline Budan, and Jennifer Kerr were interviewed for the story. You can explore Purdue’s 40,000+ plants at the Purdue Arboretum’s website.
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 about The Purdue 1869 Tree Planting Master Plan Wins Award at from INASLA[Read More]
Paul Siciliano & Purdue Arboretum was featured in a Purdue news release on Purdue University receiving the Tree Campus USA Award for the 13th consecutive year: https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2022/Q2/purdue-presented-with-tree-campus-usa-award-for-13th-consecutive-yearadline.html