{"id":45160,"date":"2014-11-18T13:11:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T19:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=45160"},"modified":"2014-11-19T10:34:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-19T16:34:51","slug":"um-named-tree-campus-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-named-tree-campus-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Named ‘Tree Campus USA’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff McManus and Denise Hill worked for the past year to apply for Tree Campus USA status. Photo by Grace Sullivan<\/p><\/div>\n

The Arbor Day Foundation recently named the University of Mississippi a “Tree Campus USA,” thanks largely to the work of Landscape Services. The designation recognizes UM for meeting high standards of protecting trees and educating community members.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime you get anything like this it\u2019s a recognition of the work that\u2019s already being done,\u201d said Jeff McManus, director of Landscape Services. \u201cA lot of campuses aren\u2019t fortunate enough to have even the awareness we do; it really helps people become sensitive to the effect trees have on any culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

McManus and UM Superintendent of Landscape Services Denise Hill have been working to apply for the designation for the past year. To earn Tree Campus USA status, the university had to meet five standards including gathering a campus tree advisory committee, developing a campus tree care plan, establishing a campus tree program with dedicated annual expenditures, publicly observing Arbor Day and offering a tree-related service learning project.<\/p>\n

At this point, the campus has met these standards and beyond. According to Hill, all of these criteria were ways that Landscape Services could protect the campus trees. For Hill, the presence of trees defines a campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to go to a campus of a university and see beautiful architecture and beautiful structures, but when they\u2019re devoid of trees, you really don\u2019t notice the architectural aspects of the campus grounds as much,\u201d Hill said. \u201cWe\u2019re blessed with having a naturally beautiful campus and we like to keep it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking beyond the physical, McManus believes that trees are crucial indicators of campus life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you see a healthy, vigorous tree growing, you perceive that it\u2019s a healthy campus, that our community is healthy,\u201d McManus said. \u201cAnd just the opposite is true. When you see a tree that\u2019s dying or dead you perceive just the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now that the university is a Tree Campus USA, Hill and McManus look forward to educational opportunities as awareness grows.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust yesterday we had a group that came to us and wanted to do a service project, and through that project they\u2019re learning and we\u2019re out there with them teaching,\u201d Hill said.<\/p>\n

Moving forward, Landscape Services continues to protect the campus tree scene in the face of increased construction and a growing community. The department uses a simple formula for replanting trees after construction and restricts other damage through practices like fencing off trees and prohibiting the use of hammocks on campus trees.<\/p>\n

To learn more about trees on the UM campus, visit http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/depts\/landscape\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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