{"631401":{"#nid":"631401","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Earns Tree Campus USA Recognition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Georgia Tech\u0026nbsp;achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA\u0026rsquo;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 a student service-learning project.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is committed to the goals of its Campus Tree Care Plan which are to maintain a minimum 55% tree canopy on campus and 22%\u0026nbsp;woodland\u0026nbsp;coverage; protect the urban forest by managing the impact of development and construction; and ensure the removal of all trees on campus are conducted with proper consideration\u0026nbsp;and adequate replacement programs. Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Campus Tree Advisory Committee members oversee the issuance of policies and guidelines regarding the Campus Tree Care Plan. With more than 13,000 trees on campus, the plan consists\u0026nbsp;of best practices and instructions on tree\u0026nbsp;care and maintenance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe twelve consecutive years of Tree Campus USA certification have all been achieved by a dedicated team of landscape professionals under the leadership of Associate Director of Landscape Services Hyacinth Ide.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information about the program is available at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/adestra.arborday.org\/c\/1WixVRB1xmOwNNt2QH3tOwW\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Earborday.org\/TreeCampusUSA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the twelfth consecutive year, Georgia Institute of Technology was honored with 2019\u0026nbsp;Tree Campus USA\u0026reg; recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech has earned recognition as a 2019 Tree Campus USA\u00ae awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation."}],"uid":"35028","created_gmt":"2020-01-21 19:01:59","changed_gmt":"2020-01-28 15:00:23","author":"cbrim3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-21T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"631399":{"id":"631399","type":"image","title":"Tree Campus USA 2019 logo","body":null,"created":"1579632344","gmt_created":"2020-01-21 18:45:44","changed":"1579632344","gmt_changed":"2020-01-21 18:45:44","alt":"logo of Tree Campus USA","file":{"fid":"240289","name":"TreeCampus_USA.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TreeCampus_USA.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TreeCampus_USA.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":242127,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TreeCampus_USA.jpg?itok=TUEeWg8Y"}}},"media_ids":["631399"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/space.gatech.edu\/landscape-master-plan","title":"Landscape Master Plan"}],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"8254","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"117621","name":"landscape services"},{"id":"1121","name":"Tree Campus USA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:hyacinth.ide@facilities.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EHyacinth Ide\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssociate Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLandscape Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFacilities Management\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["hyacinth.ide@facilities.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}