Hackberry Trees Planted At Jsrcc
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Reynolds’ Green Team members along alongside other volunteers planted 8 hackberry trees on the Parham Road Campus on Sunday, Dec 9th. The trees, ordered past times the Reynolds Environmental Sustainability Committee, were selected because of their carbon sequestering characteristics.
Carbon dioxide plays an of import business office inward natural processes such equally photosynthesis. However, the unloose of equally good much carbon dioxide causes environmental problems as well as contributes to global climate change.
Carbon sequestration is the procedure of capturing as well as storing carbon. Planting trees inward sure enough areas tin do the chance for carbon sequestration. The hackberry tree is really practiced at removing carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere. The trees planted inward Dec at the Parham Road Campus volition absorb as well as take from the atmosphere over i ton of carbon dioxide inward well-nigh 10 years.
In addition, the hackberry fruit is an fantabulous wintertime nutrient origin for many birds, such equally cedar waxwings, mockingbirds, as well as robins. In other seasons bluebirds, catbirds, cardinals, as well as towhee volition swallow the fruit. The hackberry tree volition also render protection as well as comfort to birds as well as dragonflies that operate our pocket-sized pond.
Hackberry trees volition also endure planted at the Goochland as well as Downtown campuses inward the adjacent few days.
For to a greater extent than data on the Reynolds Environmental Sustainability Committee delight contact Chairman Richard Groover at 523-5594 or rgrover@reynolds.edu. For to a greater extent than data on the Reynolds Green Team, delight contact Charlie Peterson at 523-5821 or cpeterson@reynolds.edu.