A story in Saturday’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union, details the planting of five trees on the Grace College campus that are native to Indiana. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article.
Five Native Ind. Trees Planted Around Grace College Campus
Grace College added some trees to its campus Friday.
Grace College Environmental Ethics students assisted and heard from local NIPSCO and Arbor Metrics Systems Regional Project Manager Caryl Schwaller and Utility Arborist Chelsea Nepodal on Friday as they planted five native trees from Dogwood Hills Tree Farm on the Grace College campus.
Grace College Environmental Ethics students assisted and heard from local NIPSCO and Arbor Metrics Systems Regional Project Manager Caryl Schwaller and Utility Arborist Chelsea Nepodal on Friday as they planted five native trees from Dogwood Hills Tree Farm on the Grace College campus. NIPSCO donated five trees supplied by Dogwood Hills Tree Farm that are native to Indiana which were planted around the Grace College campus Friday.
NIPSCO donated five trees supplied by Dogwood Hills Tree Farm that are native to Indiana which were planted around the Grace College campus Friday.The tree species included two Red Oak trees, two Burr Oak trees, and one Swamp White Oak tree. Seventeen students observed and assisted in planting and mulching as the trees were planted at various locations around campus.
The tree species included two Red Oak trees, two Burr Oak trees, and one Swamp White Oak tree. Seventeen students observed and assisted in planting and mulching as the trees were planted at various locations around campus. “The students were excited to put the principles we have been learning about in class into practice. Projects like these are what will ensure that Grace continues to be a beautifully green campus into the future,” said Dr. Nate Bosch, executive director of Center For Lakes and Streams at Grace College.
“The students were excited to put the principles we have been learning about in class into practice. Projects like these are what will ensure that Grace continues to be a beautifully green campus into the future,” said Dr. Nate Bosch, executive director of Center For Lakes and Streams at Grace College. The trees planted are species native to Indiana and are part of Grace College’s strategy to create more green space on campus.
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