The Woodland Campus Initiative has branches to support:

• Caring for the mature trees that contribute to the unique beauty of IU campuses
• Planting more trees to ensure a sustainable woodland
• Preserving soil quality and respecting trees amid construction to protect the spaces where trees grow
• Stewarding IU’s woodlots by preventing the spread of non-native species
• Monitoring the health of the campus woodlands for the future
• Engaging our campus community with events and activities in our woodlands

Examples of these efforts include:

• In 2024, faculty, staff, and student volunteers celebrated Arbor Day by planting 78 trees across five IU campuses, adding to the 23,000 trees inventoried across all campuses. At IU Southeast, trees destroyed by a tornado were replaced, and IU Indianapolis celebrated reaching 25 percent campus canopy cover, an increase of 13 percent since 2018.
• At an estimated 180 years old, the oldest and most iconic tree on the IU Bloomington campus is the bur oak, which stands tall near the Indiana Memorial Union along the campus river and features a canopy measuring nearly 100 feet in diameter. To help distribute wind loads and ensure the canopy of this tree remains beautiful for years to come, four custom-fabricated metal structural support posts, or props, were installed at the largest limbs on the bur oak during summer 2023.

These are just a few illustrations of the important impact of the Woodland Campus Initiative and all who contribute to it. We thank you for supporting the beautiful and rich canopy of woodlands—both now and in the future.