From our lush main campus to our 5 acres of forested land, there’s a wide range of natural experiences on our campus. Read about how we maintain our natural spaces below, or take our Virtual Green Campus Tour.

 

Naturalized Stormwater Basin

In 2004, Environmental Studies Major Erony Whyte undertook a Summer Fellows project to construct a stormwater retention basin on the northwest end of campus. This basin provides habitat for wildlife and native plants, prevents soil erosion, sequesters carbon, and adds to the natural beauty of our campus. 

Tree Campus USA (an Arbor Day Foundation Program)

Our Tree  Committee writes and maintains our Tree Care Plan, which conveys the importance of trees on campus. For every tree that needs to come down, we plant two trees to replace them. Our trees provide us with shade, beauty, protection from erosion, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and many other benefits.