The Journey to be a 美国树校园
LAVC's journey to becoming a 美国树校园 began in June 2010 with the creation of an urban forest master plan for the college. Following the completion of the LAVC城市森林 Master Plan, the college realized that its unique and diverse urban forest was worthy of national recognition.
In 2011, LAVC (with the help of the college’s Sustainability Group and President Sue Carleo) applied to the Arbor
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Day Foundation to be a 美国树校园®. The 美国树校园 Program, which is presented by the 植树节基金会 in partnership with Toyota Motors North America, 公司, is a national program that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging 学生 and staff in the spirit of conservation. To obtain this distinction, LAVC met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by 美国树校园, 其中包括:
- 证据 校园绿化计划
- Dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program
- An Arbor Day observance, and
- The sponsorship of student 的服务培训 项目.
2012年3月, the 植树节基金会 announced that it had named Los Angeles Valley College a 2011 美国树校园® in honor of its commitment to effective community forestry man年龄ment. LAVC was the first community college in California, and first college campus in the city of Los Angeles to be selected for the honor.
2018年1月, Valley College was named a 2017 美国树校园® for the seventh year in a row by the 植树节基金会.
过去的事件:
美国树校园® Tree Planting Event - October 15, 2012
10月15日, 2012, the 植树节基金会 and Toyota of North America held a tree planting event with college representatives, 学生, and the community to celebrate LAVC's destinction as a 美国树校园® campus. As the first college in Los Angeles to be awarded this distinction (and the only California community college campus), LAVC was given 30 trees to plant on the campus. 事件, which included participants of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference in Los Angeles, planted new trees on the east side of the Theater and Music buildings, as well as along the campus border along Burbank Avenue.
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植树节基金会 and Toyota of North America presents a 美国树校园 plaque to Los Angeles Valley College. Pictured from L to R: Toyota of North America's Jim Colon, 植树节基金会's Mary Sweeney, 学院校长Daniel J. LaVista, LAVC President Dr. Sue Carleo, and LACCD Board of Trustees Member Scott Svonkin
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学生, 社区成员, and ASHEE participants volunteer to plant trees near the college's Theater Arts Building.
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植树 Along Fulton Avenue Volunteers plant trees along the southern end of the college near Burbank Boulevard