Chatham Named Tree Campus USA for 9th Time

For the ninth consecutive year, Chatham University has been honored with 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.

"Tree Campuses and their students set examples for not only their student bodies but the surrounding communities showcasing how trees create a healthier environment,” said Dan Lambe, president of the Arbor Day Foundation. “Because of Chatham’s participation, air will be purer, water cleaner and students and faculty will be surrounded by the shade and beauty trees provide.”

Chatham’s Shadyside Campus is one of the most idyllic locations in the City of Pittsburgh. The campus dates to 1869, and includes elements of the original Andrew Mellon estate. The campus encompasses a 32-acre arboretum featuring 115 different varieties of species, including Japanese Flowering Crabapple, River Birch, and Kentucky Coffee tree. The Arboretum provides an outdoor classroom, as well as an inviting place to stroll and to meditate. To learn more, and download a tree guide and walking tour map, visit https://www.chatham.edu/locations/shadyside-campus/arboretum.html

The Tree Campus Higher Education program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Chatham achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus Higher Education’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning project. Currently there are 403 campuses across the United States with this recognition.

More information about the program is available at treecampushighered.org.