Tree Campus in Higher Education
The Moscow campus is proud to be a certified Tree Campus in Higher Education. This certification recognizes our dedication to fostering community forests and caring for our core campus trees through the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus in Higher Education program.
This program elevates campuses that establish a Tree Care Advisory Committee, draft a Campus Tree Care Plan and host service-learning opportunities that connect the community with tree and forest stewardship activities.
Volunteer
Get involved with the Student Sustainability Cooperative to help restore the roots of the Palouse.
- Celine Acord, AES Project Landscape Architect
- Craig Carson, Campus Landscape Manager
- Mairen Chard, Sustainability Coordinator
- Mark Coleman, Ph.D., Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences faculty
- Sarah Dawson, Ph.D., University Sustainability Director (chair)
- Madison Dougherty, Environmental Science graduate student
- Lucy Falcy
- Grant Harley, Ph.D., Earth and Spatial Sciences faculty
- Andrew Nelson, Ph.D., Director of Franklin H. Pitkin Forest Nursery
- Ray Pankopft, Director of Architectural and Engineering Services
- Greg Sarff, Arborist, Arborlife
- Paul Warnick, Arboretum Super/Horticulturist
- Olivia Wiebe, Sustainability Manager (co-chair)
For more information, contact uofi-sustainability@uidaho.edu.
Arbor Day Observance Spotlight
In 2023, the Student Sustainability Cooperative, the Housing Office and the partnered together to plant 800 native trees throughout the Palouse. Over 60 Vandals spent the day planting various native species of willow and dogwood to help stabilize creek banks and restore critically endangered riparian zones. Students learned how to identify planting spots, plant saplings, and install protective tubing to ensure the trees survived. Volunteers also learned about the importance of Palouse Prairie restoration and how they can help through practicing environmental stewardship.
