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University of Arkansas Fort Smith for earning 2018 Tree Campus USA ® recognition. And congratulations to Matt Rich and the SSC Grounds Team for championing this initiative.

Grounds Tips for your Home: In the sun belt spring is kicking in; finalize that pruning on deciduous shrubs that bloom in the summer, leave spring blooming alone. Get out some Horticultural oil (read the label) on plants that had insects last year and get down some organic fertilizer on flowering plants and other shrubs if less than 4 years old. North of the transition zone, many of you are still covered with snow – be patient and jealous of us in the sun belt .

Happy Gardening! George Bernardon Regional VP of Grounds

Tree Campus USA, an Arbor Day Foundation program, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. To obtain this distinction, University of Arkansas Fort Smith has met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus USA, including establishment of a tree advisory committee, evidence of a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance

and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects. Your entire campus community should be proud of this sustained commitment to environmental stewardship. If ever there was a time for trees, now is that time. Communities worldwide are facing issues with air quality, water resources, personal health and well-being, and energy use. University of Arkansas Fort Smith is stepping up to do its part. As a result of SSC’s commitment to effective urban forest management, we are helping to provide a solution to these global challenges.

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