Capstone Celebrates Arbor Day With Gift of Trees from Tuscaloosa

From left: Duane Lamb, associate vice president of facilities and grounds; Bonner Lee, landscape architect; Guy Reynolds, landscape architect; Bryant Anderson, director of grounds; Will Hewson, special assistant to the president; Dan Wolfe, campus planner; Cheryl Mowdy, assistant vice president of Financial Affairs; Donna McCray, senior director of facilities operations and grounds use permits; and Susan Bell, campus-community liaison/adviser.

The University of Alabama Landscape and Grounds Advisory Board observed Arbor Day on campus April 24 by celebrating the successful relocation of 128 crape myrtle trees.

The trees were a gift from the city of Tuscaloosa to UA, and were transplanted all across campus by UA’s tree team and groundskeepers.

The Arbor Day celebration was held at University Campus Services on Ruby Tyler Parkway where many of the crape myrtles were replanted.

The event marked another year where the Capstone raised the bar on sustainability and added to UA’s urban forest.