Wallace State continues annual tradition of planting new trees on Earth Day

CONTACT: Russell Moore, Communications and Marketing, Wallace State Community College, 256.352.8443, russell.moore@wallacestate.edu

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Wallace State freshman Michael Schramm, left, a cosmetology major from Blountsville, and sophomore James Winfield of Gardendale shovel dirt during the Earth Day tree planting.

HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College continued its annual tradition of recognizing Earth Day, planting a pair of trees on campus this week. A number of students and employees aided in planting a dogwood on the west side of the Drafting Building and a Shumard oak near the southeast entrance of the Tom Bevill Building.
Wallace State’s Anthony Hilliard, the Horticulture/Agricultural Production Department Chair, opened Earth Day activities by explaining to those assembled at the Student Center how to properly plant a tree, including the best times of the year to do so.
After planting the new trees, the Earth Day group checked up on the trees planted last year.
Free T-shirts and snacks, including oranges and carrots, were given to students and employees participating in Monday’s activities. Earth Day activities are sponsored each year by the Wallace State Green Team.
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Wallace State Horticulture/Agricultural Production Department Chair Anthony Hilliard discusses the proper procedures for planting a tree during Earth Day 2013, recognized by the college earlier this week.

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Wallace State’s Dr. Suhana Chikatla of the Advanced Visualization Center/E-Learning Department spreads some mulch on the Shumard oak planted in front of the Tom Bevill Building on Earth Day 2013.

 
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Multiple people participated in this year’s Earth Day tree planting. From left, Wallace State Computer Science Instructor Cheryl Grimmett shovels, Anthony Hilliard of the Horticulture/Agricultural Production Department adjusts the tree in the dirt, Director of Student Development Dr. Bill Moss pours water on the soil and WSCC student Michael Schramm shovels as a tree is placed in front of the Tom Bevill Building.

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