Trees around the edges can provide shade for cars, but with more trees, the temperature of the parking lot decreases.Ĭars will be cooler, but cooler air around campus provides positive health benefits. Through this process, water released from the tree turns to vapor, cooling the air around it.Ī good example of how helpful this can be on campus is the temperature in the parking lots. Similar to how humans use perspiration to cool off their bodies, trees use a process called transpiration. They provide shade, which creates cooler outdoor spaces that are more comfortable to be in, but they also cool the air around them by simply being there. “It doesn’t seem direct and can’t be measured with a test score.”Īnother way the trees improve the quality of the campus is what they do to the temperature of the air around campus. “We don’t always associate trees with student health and success,” Husemoller said. This directly relates to student success. They can help to reduce stress, lower blood pressure and lower breathing and heart rate which improves student focus. Having green spaces and more trees on campus, Husemoller said, helps students perform better. “Along with aesthetics, trees have psychological benefits and make us feel better,” Husemoller said. Home to more than 1,000 trees, CLC plants trees to not only help the environment, but also the students and staff. Trees play an important role in climate change, being able to pull carbon dioxide out of the air and sink it into the ground. “We want to drive beautification of the campus and highlight the environmental benefits of trees.” “It’s something that’s been needed for a while,” said David Husemoller, CLC sustainability manager. This summer, 27 new trees were planted on campus. Planting trees around campus helps in creating a welcoming, healthy environment. Now CLC renews its Tree Campus certification every year. In 2018, CLC was first named a Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recognizing the college’s efforts to manage and expand its tree population. At College of Lake County (CLC), an even deeper dive into the positive impact trees bring goes into the planting of them on campus. Most people understand trees are important to have in our world.
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