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A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 29, starting around 9 a.m., to allow for new growth during the summer season.

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Kent Campus

A blaze burns the prairie grass that grows behind the Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center during a controlled burning by the Kent Fire Department.

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 28, starting around 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season.

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Kent Campus

Kent Fire Department to Perform Annual Prairie Burn

The protected prairie surrounding 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Friday, April 26, at approximately 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. This is a rescheduled date. The previously planned prairie burn for April 26 was cancele…

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Kent Campus

Two 17cÍøÒ³°æ students sit beneath the trees at the Behind the Brain Plaza along Terrace Drive on the Kent Campus.

Arbor Day Foundation Honors 17cÍøÒ³°æ With Tree Campus USA Recognition for 10th Consecutive Year

Trees fill the sky every season as far as the eye can see as 17cÍøÒ³°æ students walk down the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus. Large oaks provide shade on a warm summer day, glistening maple trees leave a blanket of orange and red on the ground as students move back into the residenc…

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Kent Campus

This year marks the ninth year 17cÍøÒ³°æ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Rooted in a Commitment to Tree Care

The Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 17cÍøÒ³°æ is being recognized by the Tree Campus USA program.

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17cÍøÒ³°æ Rooted in a Commitment to Tree Care

A 17cÍøÒ³°æ student walks through a colorful patch of trees and foliage near the Beyer-Murin Gardens, next to the Risman Plaza, on a warm spring day.

University Is Rooted in Its Commitment to Tree Care

Sixty-eight years ago, the Kent City Council and mayor dubbed Kent, Ohio, the state’s Tree City. This year marks the ninth year 17cÍøÒ³°æ is being recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program. Created in 2008, the Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and univers…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting and Campuswide Events

17cÍøÒ³°æ colleges and departments will hold several events across campus to celebrate Arbor Day on Thursday, April 21. From 9 a.m. to noon, 17cÍøÒ³°æâ€™s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host Arbor Day activities for the children from the university’s Child Development C…

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Kent Campus

17cÍøÒ³°æ Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Eighth Consecutive Year

17cÍøÒ³°æ has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Heather White…

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Kent Campus

A 17cÍøÒ³°æ student walks through the “Behind the Brain Plaza†near Merrill Hall.

17cÍøÒ³°æ Receives Tree Campus USA Recognition for Seventh Consecutive Year

17cÍøÒ³°æ has earned the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA recognition for its commitment to effective urban forest management for the seventh consecutive year.  Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and un…

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Kent Campus