By Jennifer Baxter
Talk of the environment has taken over campus this week through plant swapping, ceremonial planting and reflection of the nearly lost environmental gem, Guilford Woods. Read about it in this week’s newsletter! Continue reading TOP-SHELLF: UMD events foster environmental awareness, local history promotes conservation
By Lena LaJoy
The University of Maryland, along with a private developer, began a development plan in fall 2020 to tear down Guilford Woods and build graduate housing for campus and private town homes for residents, according to a biology professor. Continue reading How the UMD community saved Guilford Woods, stopped housing development plans
By Kendrick Brown
UMD’s Arboretum and Botanical Garden has hosted the event that occurred on Wednesday since 2008, when the campus was acknowledged as an arboretum as part of its continual effort to protect the campus landscape and the environment. Continue reading UMD celebrates Arbor Day early with a ceremonial tree planting
by Eva Sanchez One of College Park’s hidden gems, Guilford Woods, is facing possible deforestation because of a construction plan to build graduate housing where the woods now stand. Students, professors, and local residents have come together to fight the possible construction of Guilford woods, which are one of the only natural green spaces close to campus. “While walks through woods cannot be valued in … Continue reading UMD students rally to save Guilford Woods
