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.
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The Emerald Ash Borer was first discovered in the United States in the Detroit area in 2002, although it is estimated to have been introduced sometime during the 1990s, according to the National Park Service. Since then, the insect has spread across the .
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.
Trees rooted along our city’s streets are not just there to look pretty (though they are lovely). They’re also planted to provide economic and ecological benefits to the whole community. In that spirit, the Forestry Department of the City of Eau Claire offers a rebate program .