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The WTAMU Campus Beautification Committee and Roots and Boots teamed up for the Arbor Day Celebration on April 14. Students planted trees near Guenther Hall and flowers around the Buffalo Sports Park.

“We love helping on campus and community service is a big thing to us,” Mariela Mendoza, a sophomore Education major and a member of Kappa Delta Chi, said. “It sounded like fun to plant trees.”

The celebration is part of a process WT is going through to become a member of Tree Campus USA, a program under the Arbor Day Foundation.

“Candidates must host two events: an Arbor Day celebration and a service learning project,” Linda Washington, co-chairperson of the Campus Beautification Committee, said. “We have a beautiful campus and we want to advertise it.”

Valerie Swope, co-chairperson of student group Roots and Boots, said being a member of Tree Campus USA would be beneficial for the University.

“It looks good for WT to have that certification,” she said. “We want to help out with the environment.”

The second part of the application process requires a service learning project, which Washington said would most likely involve Work-A-Thon in the upcoming fall semester.