Ohio State hosts ArboBlitz

Come October, Mary Maloney hopes to see hundreds of tree-huggers crowding Ohio State University's campus. "And I'm hoping for a lot of non-tree-huggers too," she said.

Maloney is director of the university's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens and a member of the OSU Tree Campus USA team, which is coordinating ArboBlitz Oct. 5-8 on Ohio State's campus.

"We want to engage people who appreciate trees for all that they offer, and those who might otherwise take trees for granted." In fact, she said she is primarily interested in encouraging the latter group to get involved in the event.
"Our campus trees are so valuable, in so many different ways. We want to spark interest both on campus and communitywide to increase appreciation for all that trees do," Maloney said. "Besides physical aesthetics, they provide storm water mitigation, help conserve building energy use, boost air quality and help us reduce our carbon footprint. We're Buckeyes -- we're named after the Buckeye tree. So those of us here at Ohio State have a special interest to help everyone understand just how important trees are."

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