16th Consecutive Year As A
Tree Campus USA
The West Lafayette campus has been certified as a Tree Campus every year since 2009.
Tree Campus Program
In order to be recognized as a Tree Campus, colleges and universities must meet the following five core standards that promote tree health and student involvement.
Maintain a tree advisory committee
Create a campus tree care plan
Dedicate annual expenditures for its campus tree program
Hold an Arbor Day observance
Provide a student service-learning project
Purdue’s commitment to tree care
Purdue’s Grounds and Sustainable Operations departments collaborate with the campus arboretum to continually meet the Tree Campus USA requirements. In addition to creating a tree care plan, designated staff implement it throughout the year by performing required landscape maintenance, including the removal of unhealthy trees and the planting of new ones.