Campus Tree Walk to be held Oct. 17-20

Faculty, staff and students are invited to join Auburn University's Tree Care Advisory Committee for a "Tree Walk" around campus during their lunch break Oct. 17-20. Groups will be meeting in various locations across campus to walk and learn how to identify some common-to-Auburn trees and some that are not so common.

Monday, Oct. 17, at 11:45 a.m.: Meet at Melton Student Center main entrance Walk through Campus Green grove and the Amphitheater. Meet our largest pines and largest eastern redbud.

Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 11:45 a.m.: Meet at: Langdon Hall Walk through Samford Park and the Library Lawn. Meet our largest sycamore and oldest elm.

Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 11:45 a.m.: Meet at M White Smith Hall on Lem Morrison Drive. Walk through the Garden of Memory and the Arboretum. Meet some of the most unique species on campus.

Thursday, Oct. 20, at 11:45 a.m.: Meet at College of Forestry Building on Duncan Drive. Walk through Poultry Science front lawn and Weagle Woods. Meet our oldest pines, tallest sassafras and Alabama’s largest American beech.

For more information regarding the tour visit www.auburn.edu/cosam/arboretum/.