Lewis University Earns Tree Campus USA for Seventh Consecutive Year

Submitted by Lewis University

ROMEOVILLE, IL — The Arbor Day Foundation named Lewis University a Tree Campus USA for the seventh consecutive year. The designation celebrates Lewis University’s commitment to environmental and forest management.

“We are honored to maintain our campus as an arboretum for our students, faculty, staff and visitors to the university so they can appreciate the gift of creation,” said Brother James Gaffney, FSC, President of Lewis University. “This designation is a tribute to our staff who so diligently care for our trees, which are an essential component of the ecosystem.”

Lewis University achieved the honor of being Tree Campus USA based on five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, developing a campus tree-care plan, providing dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, scheduling an Arbor Day observance and holding a student service-learning project involving trees.

Arbor Day Foundation created Tree Campus USA in 2008 to honor colleges and universities in environmental conservation. The program is sponsored by Toyota.

The Arbor Day Foundation is a million member nonprofit conservation and education organization with the mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information is available at arborday.org.