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IN A FLASH: HALFWAY TO 5,200 TREES!; Kent State Today; September 25, 2023

On Saturday, Sept. 23, in observance of National Public Lands Day, students from Â鶹´«Ã½'s Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program and the  program joined other volunteers in planting trees in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

KSU students participating in tree-planting event at CVNP.

Professors in Kent State's Recreation, Park and Tourism Management program, Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Philip Wang, Ph.D.,were also part of the group. This program is from the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration within Kent State's College of Education, Health and Human Services.  The university's Environmental and Conservation Biology program is from the Department of Biological Sciences, within Kent State's College of Arts and Sciences.

KSU students participating in tree-planting event at CVNP.

This conservation project has a goal of planting 5,200 trees by the end of this year, and has planted nearly 2,500 to date. 

KSU students participating in tree-planting event at CVNP.

All photos by Hannah Park, video and digital marketing coordinator, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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WRITTEN BY: PHIL B. SOENCKSEN

POSTED: Monday, September 25, 2023 08:43 AM
Updated: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 08:44 AM