The public is invited. It's not only what we think is a valuable landscape offering shade but it's an educational tool for the students because we're focusing on gymnosperm plants. During the still air, it will perfume the entire courtyard between the Science I and II buildings. The trees will be planted in a three-acre site which already contains mature trees and a grove of redwoods planted three years ago with a grant from Christine Zoraster, widow of longtime CSUN Foundation Board of Directors member Albert Zoraster.
Plans call for more trees to be planted later, along with ferns.
Volunteers will be welcomed by Dr. Edward J. Carroll, Jr., dean of the College of Math and Science, and Jim Dole, chairman of the Biology Department. TreePeople will provide tools and instructions on planting the trees, which were purchased with a grant from California ReLeaf, an organization dedicated to planting urban forests. CSUN officials paid for a sprinkler system, which has already been installed. Everyone is invited to help put the trees into pre-dug holes and enjoy bagels, coffee and other refreshments, said Jeremy Sonenschein, a member of the Board of Directors of the University Student Union.