He noted that his student researchers were often approached by faculty and staff as they measured the diameter of trees. I think the sentiment is here. The Faculty Senate committee's recommendations have been shared extensively with personnel in positions to make sure they' re heeded, Gilbert said. That includes Pat MacDonald, the university's recently hired director of grounds maintenance, who's using Matlack's raw data to build a database on all of the campus' trees. Also familiar with the report are Royce Pierce, university planning officer, and consulting architect Lynn Craig, who's helping Southern Miss write a new comprehensive master plan.
Trees are as important an asset as our buildings.
I really appreciate the environmental committee developing this proposal and I'm extremely impressed with their work.