Troy University and Alabama Forestry Commission officials joined in a tree-planting at Troy University’s Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts.

“There’s never a bad day to plant a tree,” said Hal Fulmer, associate provost and dean of undergraduate and first-year studies. “This is something that students in the future will be able to enjoy for years to come.”

The ceremony was a part of the university’s commitment to maintaining a beautiful campus setting and participate in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program.

All four of Troy’s Alabama campuses have received the Tree Campus USA designation in recent years, representing the commitment to effectively managing campus trees, developing a connectivity with the community beyond campus borders to foster healthy, urban forests, and striving to engage the student population utilizing service learning opportunities centered on campus and community forestry efforts.