It was a blustery morning on Friday, Oct. 6 when a group gathered in front of Haas Fine Arts Center for a tree-planting Arbor Day event. The sky was just beginning to bruise as the first few raindrops plummeted to the ground. Members from UW-Eau Claire’s Student Office of Sustainability and Equity in Student Matters.
That celebration of diversity extends to the management of the Tree Campus. Part of earning the certification includes creation of a campus tree advisory committee, maintenance of a campus tree care plan and an annual budget for the program, hosting Arbor Day events and organization of tree-related.