To Tree or Not to Tree

Abstract

Rhodes, along with the Vollintine-Evergreen Community Association, Memphis Light, Gas & Water, Memphis City Beautiful Commission and the Sierra Club sponsored a free expo, “To Tree or Not To Tree,” in early November to offer advice on replacing trees lost after Memphis’ July windstorm. The event, which was held at the Memphis Board of Education, featured workshops, demonstrations, advice on where to purchase trees and planting demonstrations.

Attending from Rhodes were Mike Kirby, associate professor of political science; Marci Hendrix of Information Services, who is doing an internship with Prof. Kirby; Judith Rutschman, associate director of Rhodes Information Technology Services and past president and current member of the executive committee of the Sierra Club; Elizabeth Gates, Rhodes archivist and special collections librarian; Horst Dinkelacker, professor of German; Steven Brewer, assistant professor of biology; and community development scholars Rob Dalton ’04, Erin Fleischer ’04 and Roslyn Valentine ’06.

Image of Tree Group, and effort to replant trees on campus in 2004.