Delaware Arbor Day celebration: Delaware State University is now the first Tree Campus USA in Delaware and the only historically black college or university in the United States that is currently certified by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Less than 150 colleges and universities nationwide have achieved Tree Campus USA certification. On hand to mark the occasion are: (from left to right): Dr. Alton Thompson, DSU provost and vice president of Academic Affairs; Dr. Arthur Tucker, research professor; Dr. Susan Yost, herbarium educator; DSU President Harry L. Williams; Gov. Jack Markell; Dr. Sathya Elavarthi, assistant professor of agriculture; and Michael A. Valenti, Delaware State Forester.

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Check out this story on delaware.newszap.com about the Blades “Tree-riffic School” award.

The Town of Georgetown and Delaware Tech’s Georgetown Campus celebrated Arbor Day with the help of the Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program.

(Pictured from left to right): The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program Director Kyle Hoyd joins Georgetown Mayor Brian Pettyjohn, Delaware Tech Community College official Beth Rodier, and Urban Forestry Outreach Coordinator Marcia Fox as they proclaim April 17 as Arbor Day in Georgetown and celebrate the event with the planting of 27 trees throughout the campus grounds. The Town of Georgetown is working toward Tree City USA certification and DelTech plans to be Delaware’s next Tree Campus USA this year.

The Arbor Day event is a partnership between the Delaware Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program, the Town of Georgetown and Delaware Technical and Community College (Georgetown Campus).

Contact: Marcia Fox, Delaware Forest Service Urban and Community Outreach Coordinator
Office (302) 659-6704, Cell (302) 535-7543, Fax (302) 653-2869