NEWS RELEASE
April 26, 2010 Contact: Erica Jesberger, 544-4916
Columbia Basin College is celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day this Thursday, April 29 with events on the Pasco campus at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
A solar-powered concert featuring musician Jonathan Kingham will be in the HUB from 11 a.m. to noon followed by a tree planting ceremony at 1 p.m. east of the W building along 20th Avenue. The solar power is courtesy of Franklin PUD. Students and staff in attendance at the tree planting will be taught the proper way to plant a tree and tree seedlings will be given to those wanting to plant at their own homes.
At the tree planting ceremony, the Department of Natural Resources and the Washington State Urban and Community Forestry Council will present a flag and plaque to CBC staff and students in recognition of being a Tree Campus USA school. The Arbor Day Foundation named CBC a 2009 Tree Campus USA College last August. CBC is the first and only community college in the state of Washington to be named a Tree Campus USA school.