It's been an interesting year for environmentalists and scientists alike! Here is a link for the Top 10 Green stories of 2008
Like Lacey posted a little bit ago, Powershift 2009 is coming. We're super excited for this year and over 10,000 college students are expected to attend the 3-day conference in Washington, D.C. Check it out and let one of us know if you are interested!
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Wake Forest Replacing the Trees on the Quad
When everyone comes back to campus in January, our quad will look a little different. The Wake Forest community has come to love the trees on our quad. "Rolling the Quad" has symbolized our community's joys and sorrows for decades. Turning the quad into a winter wonderland of toilet paper is truly a unique tradition at Wake Forest. Unfortunately, the trees have not aged as well as our tradition has.
For some history, elm trees were originally planted on the quad when it first opened in the fifties. However, these towering trees were eventually afflicted with Elm Disease and were replaced in the eighties with Ash trees. The Ash trees have had a disease for ten years, and are starting to look very unhealthy.
This has forced the university to take action and gradually replace the trees with Maple trees over the next three winter breaks. Approximately, ten trees every year with be replaced with 10-12 foot Maple trees. While this is hard news to take, and may impede our ability to roll the quad for a few years, in the end this will preserve the beauty of the quad for decades to come.
However, this must make other environmentalists, like me, wonder maybe "Rolling the Quad" has adverse effects on the trees. Still, this is one traditional that should not ever end.
For some history, elm trees were originally planted on the quad when it first opened in the fifties. However, these towering trees were eventually afflicted with Elm Disease and were replaced in the eighties with Ash trees. The Ash trees have had a disease for ten years, and are starting to look very unhealthy.
This has forced the university to take action and gradually replace the trees with Maple trees over the next three winter breaks. Approximately, ten trees every year with be replaced with 10-12 foot Maple trees. While this is hard news to take, and may impede our ability to roll the quad for a few years, in the end this will preserve the beauty of the quad for decades to come.
However, this must make other environmentalists, like me, wonder maybe "Rolling the Quad" has adverse effects on the trees. Still, this is one traditional that should not ever end.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
POWERSHIFT 2009!!!!
Registration is now open. Dates from February 27-March 2. SEAC is looking to take a few people this year, so let us know if you'd be interested in traveling with us!
http://www.powershift09.org/
http://www.powershift09.org/
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