ETSU offered a tour of its large and diverse arboretum for students to learn more about what they see on campus.
The tour took place Thursday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Students met at the University Commons and toured the grounds. The event was hosted by the Department of Sustainability and the campus arborist.
Sustainability Coordinator, Erica Malpass, said part of what she does is bring attention to sustainability and get students to think about their environment.
“We help promote sustainability to the campus, and really try to reach the students with stuff like that,” Malpass said.
ETSU’s campus provides a unique and beautiful landscape for students and community members to enjoy and learn about. The arboretum is made up of the entire campus along with the adjacent University Woods.
An arboretum is a place where trees are purposely planted and grown for educational, scientific or aesthetic reasons. Throughout ETSU’s arboretum over 200 different species of trees can be found. Because of ETSU’s diverse weather and unique location trees of many different kinds are able to grow.
ETSU’s Department of Sustainability works hard throughout the year to educate students and find ways to get them involved within their environment.
“We also help with projects going on with energy efficiency and waste reduction, things like that,” Malpass said.
ETSU offers something for everyone and those who are interested in or enjoy nature and green projects will find no shortage of events and projects to get involved in. With fall in full swing, there is no better time to look around campus and be in nature. The tour offered beautiful sights and allowed students to learn about their surroundings. For more information on the ETSU Arboretum or to find out when the next tour will be, students can visit the arboretum website https://www.etsu.edu/arboretum/.
