Loyola University Maryland’s arboretum achieved level II accreditation from the Morton Register of Arboreta due to recent expansion and preservation.
The 80-acre Evergreen campus arboretum encompasses more than 2,200 trees that represent at least 114 varieties. Taylor Casalena, sustainability coordinator, said the contributions to the inventory, service learning courses, walking tours, developing an arboretum committee, and events over the last three years helped the University achieve this accreditation.
“The Loyola Arboretum directly engaged hundreds of Loyola community members in the vast and critical beauty of biodiversity in just over the last year,” said Casalena. “The arboretum supports Loyola’s Climate Action Plan goal to reimagine the campus landscapeto protect biodiversity and inspire environmental stewardship.”
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