{"id":9730,"date":"2022-11-11T16:31:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=9730"},"modified":"2023-06-08T11:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:10:00","slug":"nitiative-one-tree-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/nitiative-one-tree-at-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd College campus initiative aims to save city, one tree at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extraa-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;] [vc_column_text]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9730-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/71775044\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-5-7%2F2b7c7396-a48d-2e27-bd27-052ce2c0f163.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/71775044\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-5-7%2F2b7c7396-a48d-2e27-bd27-052ce2c0f163.mp3\">https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/deee7c24\/podcast\/play\/71775044\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-5-7%2F2b7c7396-a48d-2e27-bd27-052ce2c0f163.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;16&#8243;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;9735&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;Fade In&#8221; animation_easing=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<em>Students and guests gather on the Fox Hall patio to meet with local organizations about reforestation projects. 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Junior <a href=\"\/biology\/\">biology<\/a> student from Fort Collins, Colorado, Quinn Vogel told one such story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen my family moved to Colorado, we had to clear a big area of the property,\u201d Vogel said. \u201cI now have a tree from my family\u2019s land growing in my room. When I look at it, it reminds me of my mom and the special connection we share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/stpetecenter\/\">The Eckerd College St. Pete Center for Civic Engagement and Social Impact<\/a> had asked faculty to submit community investment projects last spring and selected two projects to become the initial cohort of <a href=\"\/stpetecenter\/fellows\/\">Faculty Fellows<\/a> funded by the Center. Director of Digital Strategy and Communications Michel Foug\u00e8res had dreamed of an initiative to increase the quality and quantity of canopy cover in the city, and through a partnership with <a href=\"\/environmental-studies\/faculty\/flower\/\">Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Hilary Flower, Ph.D.<\/a>, and her team of student interns, it is slowly becoming a reality.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lg_text&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span class=\"accent-color\">\u201cYou get trees in the ground through connections with people,\u201d Flower says.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_content&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;32&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; advanced_gradient_angle=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;padding-2-percent&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;right&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]The goal of the St. Pete Center is to serve as a bridge between Eckerd College and the Tampa Bay\u2013area community. The Center is a resource to foster relationships and create avenues of change, such as planting more trees in urban landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>Deb Hilbert, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/fufc.org\/\">Florida Urban Forestry Council<\/a>, says her favorite part of her job is the welcoming community and relationships she\u2019s built with people along the way. She graduated from Eckerd College with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and <a href=\"\/environmental-studies\/\">environmental studies<\/a> in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, the panel of experts included individuals from government, nonprofit and commercial sectors to provide a wide scope of perspectives. Local organizations, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbcares.org\/\">Keep Pinellas Beautiful<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/treeinc.org\/\">T.R.E.E. Inc.<\/a>, were there to promote their tree-planting projects around Tampa Bay. 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While trees provide countless benefits (they\u2019re beautiful, provide shade and oxygen, and serve as habitats for assorted adorable creatures), there also are some implications that must be addressed. Planting trees takes careful planning. Fast-growing trees should be planted away from the house to prevent foundation damage. Planting trees in neighborhoods and backyards can cause unrest among residents because of concern for storm damage. If a bad storm were to roll through, which is common for the area, tall trees can become hazards. If they fall, they can cause terrible damage, especially to roofs. Trees also require a certain amount of maintenance. 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