{"587355":{"#nid":"587355","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Named 2016 Tree Campus USA","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the ninth year, Georgia Tech is being recognized for its welcoming and inclusive environment for leafy friends.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech earned recognition as a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/programs\/treecampususa\/\u0022\u003ETree Campus USA\u003C\/a\u003E for 2016 from the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/\u0022\u003EArbor Day Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E. The program honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and for engaging students, faculty, and staff in the spirit of conservation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s always exciting when we are recognized as one of the elite universities that maintains its trees,\u0026rdquo; said Hyacinth Ide, associate director for Landscape Services and Fleet Services.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Arbor Day Foundation recognizes universities based on five standards for sustainable campus forestry, including establishment of a tree advisory committee, evidence of a campus tree care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for a campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance, and sponsorship of student service-learning projects.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech has long been a leader among colleges and universities for dedication to its tree canopy. Recent developments include having the campus designated a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arboretum.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ELevel II arboretum\u003C\/a\u003E in 2016, which built on a campus tree inventory and other proactive measures to prioritize campus oxygen creators.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELandscape Services is now beginning a five-year process of renewing the campus tree inventory, tackling one area at a time based on sectors of campus designated in the arboretum plan.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The purpose is to look at each tree, find out what may be wrong with it, and what we need to do about it,\u0026rdquo; Ide said. Landscape Services then determines what work can be taken care of in-house, such as pruning, versus what might require a contractor, such as removing a large tree.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2016, Landscape Services completed the first area being evaluated \u0026mdash; central campus \u0026mdash; and inventoried nearly 2,000 trees. Any tree greater than two inches in diameter is captured in the inventory.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother new initiative is looking for ways to recycle trees when they have to be removed. Landscape Services keeps tree remains stored for future opportunities to mill and use the processed wood on campus in other ways.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe campus community can learn more about \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2016\/05\/09\/technology-trees\u0022\u003Ethe arboretum\u003C\/a\u003E thanks to signage at many campus trees that specifies the type of tree, place of origin, and environmental benefits. More information is also available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/arboretum.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Earboretum.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech earned recognition as a Tree Campus USA for 2016 from the Arbor Day Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech earned recognition as a Tree Campus USA for 2016 from the Arbor Day Foundation. 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