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Tree Campus USA

Tree Campus USA colleges and universities strive to engage their student body as well as their broader community to establish and sustain healthy community forests for the benefit of current and future residents. See the numerous ways for you to get involved at your school and find out why a tree-filled campus is the best thing since MTV...

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» See the ways you can get involved at your school and find out why a greener campus is a better campus.

What is Tree Campus USA?

Tree Campus USA is national recognition that your college can earn by meeting five annual standards developed to promote healthy trees and student involvement.

  1. You need a Campus Tree Advisory Committee
  2. Your Facilities team must have a Tree Care Plan
  3. There needs to be evidence of annual expenditures on the Tree Care Plan
  4. Arbor Day must be observed
  5. You have to plan a tree-related Service Learning Project for the students
(1-3 require Facilities and Administration attention)

Why should my college participate?

Everyone benefits from the trees on your campus:

  • They help to cool your residence halls and classrooms and beautify your campus
  • Trees provide food and shelter for the many forms of wildlife you see on campus
  • And the oxygen you like to breath...that comes from trees too.

Tree Campus USA recognition helps to assure that your college continues to plant and care for trees on campus so that you-and the environment-can keep enjoying them into the future.

How to Get Involved

Your path to a richer campus environment begins now. Forward program information to your campus administration or facilities management and tell them you want to be a Tree Campus USA college.

Your name:
Your email:
Recipient email:

Tip for Students: We suggest you collaborate with your Facilities management team or administration to meet the criteria for Standards 4 & 5 and plan an Arbor Day Observance and Service Learning Project for your campus.