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  • Investing in a Greener Near East Side

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | March 17, 2026
    Exciting changes are taking root in Columbus’ Near East Side. A $50,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) brought together The Ohio State University Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) Sustainability and Landscape Services team, Chadwick Arboretum, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the City of Columbus to plant 180 trees at Saunders Park and along...
    Five trees on a flatbed ready to be planted.

  • The Ohio State University Earns 2025 Tree Campus Recognition from Arbor Day Foundation

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | February 10, 2026
    The Arbor Day Foundation recognized The Ohio State University as a 2025 Tree Campus for its dedication to enhancing community well-being through tree education, investment and community engagement. “Being recognized as a Tree Campus reflects the long-term care and intention we put into our landscapes, said Stephen Schneider, landscape services planner for Facilities Operations and Development (FOD...
    Tree Campus Arbor Day Foundation Logo

  • Ohio State ranked 28th on the Princeton Review’s list of Top 50 Green Colleges

    Jake Rahe | October 30, 2025
    Ohio State has been ranked 28th on the Princeton Review’s list of Top 50 Green Colleges. This is the first time Ohio State has been recognized for this distinction and is the highest ranked school in the Big Ten. More than 25 survey data points were analyzed to tally Green Rating scores. The rating was developed to provide a measure of a school's performance as an environmentally aware and...

  • Ohio State Recognized for Encouraging Environmental Excellence, Reducing Carbon Emissions

    Brooke McKivergan | February 19, 2025
    The Ohio State University has been awarded the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) most prestigious recognition, the Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Platinum Achievement Award for 2024. “This honor reflects Ohio State’s commitment to resource stewardship and efficiency,” said Mary Leciejewski, associate director of environmental sustainability for Facilities Operations and...
    Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

  • Volunteers Help Beautify Jennings Hall Rain Garden

    October 13, 2022
    On Saturday, October 8, student volunteers joined Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) staff to clean and maintain the Jennings Hall rain gardens. Volunteers, including the Texnikoi Engineering Honorary and the Ecological Engineering Society, weeded, trimmed perennials and mulched 22 garden boxes during the annual fall event, which has taken place since 2013. The rain gardens were among the first...
    Students participating in the Jennings Rain Garden Clean-Up.

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