For the seventh-straight year, the Arbor Day Foundation has honored UNL with a Tree Campus USA designation. The award, which recognizes UNL’s long-standing commitment to healthy trees and urban forest management, was celebrated April 25 with a student-led tree planting on City Campus. “The Tree Campus USA designation is an honor that shows that the […]
A recent collaboration between the Department of Anthropology and Landscape Services blossomed — literally. After being asked to participate in Morrill Hall’s “Sunday with a Scientist” series, professor of anthropology Peter Bleed wanted to make his involvement as interactive as possible. “I didn’t feel like just showing artifacts,” Bleed said. “So I thought about digging.” […]
UNL’s push for greater sustainability has taken trash collection to a new level. Landscape Services is testing a BigBelly solar-powered trash compactor on the Nebraska Union Plaza. The large, black refuse receptacle, located on the northwest corner of the plaza, is designed to reduce collection by holding more trash through compaction. “We are testing the […]
• The freshman ACT composite average for fall 2009 is 25.4, an improvement over the 2008 record of 25.03. • Custodial Services was named an Employer of the Year by the State Rehabilitation Council for helping teach custodial practices to clients of the Nebraska Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Service. • Landscape Services received the Continued […]
Landscape Services employees plant an evergreen during an Arbor Day ceremony, April 21, on East Campus. The tree was placed west of the Plant Sciences building. (At top) Chancellor Harvey Perlman talks during the April 21 ceremony. Photos by Jessica Kelling/ReTree Nebraska.
Landscape Services received the Continued Excellence in Recycling Award from WasteCap Nebraska. The award goes to the business that has taken strides to continually improve their waste reduction and recycling program. The UNL recycling program has grown from recycling 14.5 percent of UNL waste in 2003 to 25 percent in 2007. In the current year, […]
The Arbor Day Foundation named UNL a Tree Campus USA site on Nov. 12. To celebrate the achievement, Landscape Services, the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota held a tree-planting event at UNL to officially kick off Tree Campus USA. Tree Campus USA, a new program launched by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors college campuses and […]
A new commission is working to help the university act locally and think globally. Announced by Chancellor Harvey Perlman during his Sept. 4 State of the University address, the Chancellor’s Commission on Environmental Sustainability was formed to examine existing and develop new environmentally and ecologically responsible practices for the university. The commission was created on […]
‘Rogue feeders’ asked to stop as group begins work Marilyn Fenton was a rogue feeder. She was hooked two years ago. While venturing to a Lied Center Performance, she spotted three pathetic little kittens huddled under a rose bush; a fourth was dead nearby. “That’s when I decided to start feeding our Husker Cats,” said […]
Landscape Services employees (from left) Joel Tabor and Kirby Baird muscle a David crabapple tree into position on the west side of Kimball Recital Hall on Oct. 9. The planting, which included 13 trees, was the final phase in a rehabilitation project in areas between Kimball Hall and the Westbrook Music Building. The project was […]
