The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Rice University as a Tree Campus Higher Education institution.
Rice, whose campus is officially designated as an arboretum, has consistently met the foundation’s five core standards for effective campus forest management: a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for the campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and a student service-learning project.
Tree Campus Higher Education, formerly known as Tree Campus USA, is a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation that honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in conservation.
To see the list of Tree Campus Higher Education schools, click here. (Rice appears on the list as William Marsh Rice University.)