Tree Campus USA Honors Ga Tech for 5th Straight Year
Georgia Tech occupies 400 acres in Atlanta, often referred to as the “city in a forest,” boasting 36 percent tree coverage — the highest among all major U.S. cities.
Some things might get old when they happen five years in a row, but for Hyacinth Ide, Georgia Tech’s associate director of landscape services, having the Institute named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation isn't one of them. “A beautiful campus provides a recruiting and retention tool for students, faculty and staff,” said Ide in a recent school news release. “A great number of students selected Georgia Tech because of the beauty of the campus.” Georgia Tech occupies 400 acres in Atlanta, often referred to as the “city in a forest,” boasting 36 percent tree coverage — the highest among all major U.S. cities. To have received the 2012 Tree Campus USA designation, a campus must have put in place five core standards for sustainable …
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