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For the 10th straight year, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been designated as a \u201cTree Campus USA\u201d by the national Arbor Day Foundation.<\/p>\n

The selection honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a year-round focus, so it’s a lot of dedication and commitment to the urban forest and the benefits that it has,\u201d said Chris Charland, who has been landscaping supervisor at UTC since 2008 and on the landscaping crew for 25 years.<\/p>\n

In honor of the decade-long run as a Tree Campus USA, a European horse chestnut tree\u2014a species suggested by Dr. Hill Craddock for the occasion\u2014was planted outside Patten House on Friday, March 31.<\/p>\n

Arbor Day takes place on Friday, April 28.<\/p>\n

Being named a Tree Campus USA \u201cis national recognition for dedication to sustainability and green spaces,\u201d said Craddock, UC Foundation Robert M. Davenport Professor in the Department of Biology, Geology and Environmental Science and, as he puts it, \u201cThe Tree Guy\u201d on campus.<\/p>\n

The UTC campus is home to more than 60 different species of trees and more than 2,000 trees, overall.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe say \u2018campus beautification,\u2019 but I think that trivializes it,\u201d Craddock said.<\/p>\n

UTC also has submitted its application to the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council for recertification as a Level 2 Tennessee Arboretum, which requires at least 60 different tree species on campus, each labeled with the scientific and common names, and a map of tree locations.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a campus-wide sense of pride for earning the Tree Campus USA designation for a decade, Charland said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not only Facilities, but the faculty members and the students definitely take pride,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a feather in the cap, knowing all the good that the trees do once we plant them, nurture them and celebrate them. They do so many things to help the community and help Planet Earth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe always want to be moving forward and there’s no reason for us to go backward on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gallery from March 31 planting of a European horse chestnut tree (photos by Angela Foster)<\/h4>\n
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