The trees you will experience on the CSUN campus are primarily ornamental and not native to this region. They are however, representative of trees commonly found in the California urban landscape and their presence on campus provides us an opportunity to explore a diversity of species in close proximity. The Institute for Sustainability, along with graduate students from the spring 2014 Biogeography seminar class, designed a booklet to feature some of these diverse trees. The Walking Guide to the Campus Trees publication is designed to lead the interested explorer on a series of short guided walks through the campus, discovering the abundance of trees it has to offer.
There are over 4000 trees of roughly 200 different species on the CSUN campus. 74 different species are highlighted in the tree walk guide. They are organized into 4 different walking routes that will lead the user on an educational discovery tour. For each tree species encountered, we provide a photographic inventory, the taxonomic description, country of origin, habitat distribution, water requirements, and ecological importance.
