Penn State Harrisburg has joined the Penn State Commonwealth Arboreta Network, a program that helps inventory and catalog tree species on campus and creates experiential learning and collaborative research opportunities, as well as campus beautification.
Gift from Harry Burns and Pat Wirth establishes new endowment and launches the transformation of Chapel Woods; student volunteers plant initial trees.
The campus, which has joined the Commonwealth Arboreta Network, is home to a now-rare American elm.
Mary Ann Smith, lecturer of biology at Penn State Schuylkill, received this prestigious award, which honors individuals in Pennsylvania’s higher education community who have made significant contributions to environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Many of Penn State’s campuses offer dedicated space for gardens. At Penn State Behrend, the entire campus serves as an arboretum, where visitors can take time to enjoy a wide and varied collection of international tree and plant life collected over decades.
Seven Penn State campuses have created a network that will inventory trees and plant life while sharing research and teaching resources, with the eventual goal of creating an arboretum at each of the University’s 24 campuses.
This spring, Penn State Schuylkill became the second Penn State campus to receive arboretum accreditation from the Interactive Community of Arboreta (ArbNet), the only international accreditation program for arboreta.
