• The Connecticut College Arboretum serves a multitude of functions for the College and the greater New London community. For the college academic program, it is a living laboratory. Generations of faculty and students have used the forests, meadows and wetlands for teaching and research. For the entire student body, the Arboretum provides a welcome connection with the natural world, a place to get away from the stress of classroom and dorm: www.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/welcome.html
• At Emory University, the Friends of Emory Forest is a student and community based organization that seeks to support reforestation and forest maintenance throughout campus: www.environment.emory.edu/index.shtml
• Oberlin College has initiated many projects that involve green landscaping including wetland maintenance, planting of native species, orchards and gardens, and planting trees all over campus. This landscape demonstrates principles of green landscaping design, diverse native local vegetation, opportunities for urban agriculture, and a variety of other ecological landscaping practices: www.oberlin.edu/envs/ajlc/Systems/Landscape/Landindex.htm
• Washington State University has several conservation projects currently underway. These include building a campus forest, growing native plants for use in decorating the campus in a nursery, and wetland restoration. For more information, visit: www.campusecology.wsu.edu/page_013.htm
