Tree inventory to help devise management plan for Oconee Veterans Park
Article By: Staff
Dr. Allison Bailey, associate professor of environmental studies with the Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis at University of North Georgia (国产自拍), can barely believe the ripple effect of one class project.
In 2016, students in her environmental class fanned out across 国产自拍's Gainesville Campus to identify and map the trees. The project evolved into students conducting a similar inventory on four 国产自拍 campuses and devising a plan with 国产自拍's groundkeepers to care for and maintain the trees with a committee as part of the Arbor Day Foundation recommendations for college and university campuses.
The projects earned 国产自拍 the Tree Campus USA designations in 2016, 2017 and 2018. News about the student engagement on the Oconee Campus got the attention of Oconee County Parks and Recreation and Keep Oconee Clean and Beautiful.
"After discovering that 120 Sycamore trees are dying from blight in the parks, they asked for advice to promote better tree maintenance," Bailey said.
She, 国产自拍 students and members of the Oconee community spent Oct. 12-13 inventorying the trees in Oconee Veterans Park, using a geospatial app designed by Bailey. Next, Bailey will help Oconee Parks and Rec devise a plan to guide officials with their tree care and maintenance.
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