Three events scheduled to help boost campus landscape
Volunteers will plant trees on the UC Davis campus on three dates this winter. Courtesy UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden
Looking for ways to plant positivity in our communities? Here's a great opportunity: Volunteer to help plant trees on the UC Davis campus.
In the vicious storms that hit the region in late 2022 and early 2023, UC Davis lost at least 75 mature trees to the winds and soggy ground.
And, according to the UCD Living Landscape Adaptation Plan, about half the campus's 26,000-plus trees may become vulnerable to climate change and unsuitable for the region by the end of the century. So the effort to retain the university's beautiful, healthy landscape is ongoing.
As part of the program, the Learning by Leading™ Urban Tree Stewardship team is heading up three days of volunteer tree planting, starting this Saturday, Jan. 25. This particular day already has reached capacity for volunteers, but two more days are scheduled: Feb. 8 and March 1. Registration is required.
The Feb. 8 event information and sign-up link is here. Hours will be 9:30 a.m. to noon; planting will be near Meyer Hall. Volunteers are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes, a hat and clothes that they don't mind getting dirty. They also should bring a water bottle. Parking on campus is free on the weekends.
The March 1 event will include the same hours; planting will be near Lake Spafford in the UC Davis Arboretum.
Incidentally, the arboretum has several events on the spring calendar of interest to gardeners:
-- UC Davis Biodiversity Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. The Arboretum and Public Garden is one of 11 campus collections participating in this free educational (and family-friendly) event. The outdoor activities and tours begin at noon. More information here.
-- The Walk With Warren series resumes Wednesday, Feb. 19, as Warren Roberts, superintendent emeritus of the arboretum, shares fascinating information about the plants during a midday stroll. Noon to 1 p.m. Additional walks planned on March 19 and May 21.
-- The popular UC Davis Arboretum Plant Sales return March 8, with others scheduled April 6, April 26 and May 10. Join Friends of the Arboretum now and be ready when details are released. Event details will be posted here when released.
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