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Tree Campus USA

Tree Campus USA

CSUN received recognition for the first time as a Tree Campus USA in February 2015, so we have been a Tree Campus for TEN years! This is a program that the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota developed. These two organizations came together to recognize universities that properly care for and maintain their urban forests. These organizations developed 5 standards that each university must meet to be considered for recognition as a Tree Campus USA.

https://www.arborday.org/programs/tree-campus-higher-education/#recognizedSection

General Information

Your Contact Information

College or University Name: California State University Northridge

Name: Austin Eriksson

Title: Sustainability Program Manager

 

Address:

18111 Nordhoff Street Mail Drop # 8219

Northridge CA 91330

Phone: 8186772561

 

Communications Office Contact

Name: Jeffery Noblitt

Title: Associate VP, Marketing &

Phone: 818-677-2130

Email: jeffrey.noblitt@csun.edu

 

President/Chancellor’s Office

Name: Dianne Harrison

Title: CSUN President

 

Address:

18111 Nordhoff Street Office of the President

Northridge CA 91330

Email: dianne.harrison@csun.edu

 

Referrer

How did you hear about the Tree Campus USA program?:

Arbor Day Foundation

 

Recognition Event Date

Recognition Event: March 7, 2015

Standard 1

Committee Dates

Date Committee Was Established: Oct 1, 2014

 

Meeting Dates for Application Year:

Nov 15, 2014

 

Committee Members

Student:

Claudia Hasenhuttl

 

Faculty:

Mario Giraldo

 

Facility:

Jim Logsdon
Austin Eriksson

 

Community:

Craig Crotty

Standard 2

Campus Tree Care Plan Establishment

Date the Campus Tree Care Plan Was Established: Oct 17, 2014

Campus Tree Care Plan:

Campus Tree Care Plan 1

Standard 3

Expenditures Calculation

Tree Planting and Initial Care Costs: $116,250

CampusTree Management Costs: $280,000

Volunteer Time from Students and Civic Organizations: 2,835

Other Costs: $0

Other Cost Description: n/a

Total Calculated Costs: $460,179

 

Additional Campus Details

Number of Trees Planted: 125

Number of Trees Removed: 95

Reason for Tree Removal: These trees were removed because of disease and age. It is important that these trees were removed because of safety concerns, being a heavily populated campus we can not afford to have the potential of a tree falling on our campus community.

Number of Trees Pruned: 750

Tree Canopy Cover Percent: 0%

Campus Population: 32,516

Standard 4

Observance Details

Date of the Event: Apr 28, 2014

 

Short Summary of the Event:

This event was held to recognize Arbor Day and Earth Day. It consisted of various environmental vendors and clubs supporting the event. They set up booths to discus and advertise what they were doing and y as well as how to get involved. The event also had games and events to attract interested parties. We also provided giveaways, crafts as well as music and live entertainment. One of the major companies that participated in this event was the Aquarium of the Pacific, who brought their display "on wheels". This event was sponsored by the Institute for Sustainability and our Associated Students.

 

Documents:

Arbor Day Observance 1

Arbor Day Observance 2

Arbor Day Observance 3

Arbor Day Observance 4

Standard 5

Service Learning Project Details

Date of Service Learning Project: Apr 13, 2014

 

Short Summary of the Event:

The Institute for Sustainability at CSUN held two orange picks this past academic year. One was in September, which we had a small turn out of 30 students and there was 1,089 pounds of oranges picked. Another orange pick was in April which had a much larger turn out with 375 volunteers who picked 18,554 pounds of oranges. the fruit that was picked during these events was donated to local food banks. These two events lasted for 7 hours each! The University's Sustainability Institute also employs several students who work on various projects, including developing the Campus Tree Inventory and map.

 

Number of Students Involved: 405

 

Documents:

Service Learning Project 1

Service Learning Project 2

Service Learning Project 3

Service Learning Project 4

 Points of Pride

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climate commitment logo
US green building logo
bee campus usa logo
tree campus logo
bicycle friendly logo
sierra club logo
the princeton review logo