Fall 2008 Tree Planting
Why is GTW planting trees?
Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods is known for its beautiful wooded campus, which has many large, old trees, including several Vigo County champion "Big Trees." If we don't plant more trees as the ones we have are lost in storms or due to old age, we will lose our wooded environs that give "The Woods" its name.
In addition, trees provide a number of valuable ecosystem services including cooling shade on hot summer days, habitat and food for wildlife, uptake and storage of carbon dioxide (thus helping to mitigate global climate change).
A spring planting of Swamp White Oaks is planned for late March (Tuesday the 31st starting @ 9 am, meet in front of LeFer along The Avenue). Please contact Tammy Tintjer if you would like to help plant trees. What better way to commemorate Ring Day!
Students from BI341, Ecology, planting trees near LeFer Hall. Nine trees were planted, three each of Magnolia (Magnolia acuminata), Yellowwood (Cladastris kentukea), Linden (Tilia).
Students planting a Magnolia next to LeFer Hall (with the help of one of Hank Metzger's crew members).
Students planting a Yellowwood between The Avenue and LeFer Hall.
