UNC Asheville holds Arbor Day Celebration this Friday

The observance of Arbor Day is one of five standards of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Program. During 2017, UNC Asheville will be working toward the “Tree Campus” designation.

Press release:

UNC Asheville Holds Arbor Day Celebration, April 28

UNC Asheville will celebrate Arbor Day on Friday, April 28 with tree planting and tree tours through campus led by UNC Asheville’s Grounds Department. The activities are free and open to everyone.

9 a.m. to noon – Tree planting project at Parking Lot P29 to replace trees removed during the construction projects
10:30 a.m. – Around the Quad Tree Tour to highlight the diversity of tree species, starting at Ramsey Library
1:30 p.m. – Pollinator Tree Tour to learn about the “Meadows of the Sky,” starting at Ramsey Library
2:30 p.m. – Tree smarts with demonstrations in pruning, planting, tree anatomy and tree climbing for maintenance – on the Quad
3:30 p.m. – Ceremonial Tree Planting on the Quad

The observance of Arbor Day is one of five standards of the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA Program. During 2017, UNC Asheville will be working toward the “Tree Campus” designation.

For more information, contact Grounds Manager Melissa Acker at macker@unca.edu.

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About Dan Hesse
I grew up outside of Atlanta and moved to WNC in 2001 to attend Montreat College. After college, I worked at NewsRadio 570 WWNC as an anchor/reporter and covered Asheville City Council and the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners starting in 2004. During that time I also completed WCU's Master of Public Administration program. You can reach me at dhesse@mountainx.com.

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