The Arbor Day Foundation is the world鈥檚 largest membership nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees. Its Tree Campus Higher 成人直播 program began in 2008 to encourage colleges and universities to plant trees on their campuses.

鈥淎s chair of UofL鈥檚 Campus Tree Advisory Committee, I know just how passionate our staff, faculty, and students are about protecting, diversifying, expanding, and learning from the trees on our campuses,鈥� said Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives.

Trees on campus and in urban spaces can lower energy costs by providing shade cover, cleaner air and water, and green spaces for students and faculty. In addition, trees improve students’ mental and cognitive health, provide an appealing aesthetic for campuses, and create shaded areas for studying and gathering.

“Trees not only play a vital role in the environment but also in our daily lives,鈥� said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. 鈥淗aving trees on college and university campuses is a great way to show a commitment to students and faculty鈥檚 overall wellbeing.鈥�

The Tree Campus Higher 成人直播 program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and engaging staff and students in conservation goals. UofL achieved the distinction by meeting Tree Campus Higher 成人直播鈥檚 five standards, including maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning project.

Currently, there are 411聽campuses across the United States with this recognition. More information about the program is available at .

The University of Louisville has embraced this concept and for the 12^th consecutive year, has been named among the program of the Arbor Day Foundation.

The re-certification comes just ahead of this year’s National Arbor Day, April 29.

Tree Campus Higher 成人直播 was founded in 2008 to foster that tradition of excellence. The program provides a聽聽for colleges and universities to grow their community forests and achieve national recognition.

In Kentucky, the state Arbor Day is observed on April 1, and UofL held an Arbor Day celebration on that date to honor the 75th anniversary of the by on the Belknap campus in memory of two Hite supporters 鈥� Mike Power (1943-2015) and his son David Power (1971-2021). Participants took home 40 native pawpaw saplings grown at UofL to plant in their neighborhoods. The Health Sciences Center Green Team also planted an American Holly between the Abell Administration Building and the School of Nursing.

UofL has earned re-certification by the program for efforts to protect, expand and diversify its community of trees, to educate about the vital role of trees, and to create a campus students, faculty, staff and alumni are proud of.

UofL is one of 392 colleges and universities nationwide and nine in Kentucky recognized by the Tree Campus Higher 成人直播 program.

鈥淎 commitment to trees can significantly reduce the amount of energy the campus and community consume,鈥� said Justin Mog, assistant to the provost for sustainability initiatives at UofL. 鈥淧lanting and maintaining trees absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, mitigating the effects of climate change. Green space provides important mental health benefits to students, faculty and staff, as well as encouraging physical activity.

鈥淚nvolving our students in tree-related service-learning projects helps educate the next generation about the importance of caring for the environment. The recognition builds pride among UofL and the wider community.鈥�