West Point celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day with tree planting

West Point observed a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration April 22. Dirt Man, Dirt Woman and cadets from the Green Team Environmental Club (right and above) assisted in planting a tree in front of the Dental Clinic at Building 606. The Directorate of Public Works Management Agronomist Phil Koury and his team created a space and provided a tree for the planting. Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb read an Arbor Day proclamation while cadets, staff and faculty from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering attended the event. Arbor Day began in 1872 as West Point has been a Tree City USA town, as declared by the Arbor Day Foundation, since 1998. (Photos by Eric S. Bartelt/PV)

West Point observed a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration April 22. Dirt Man, Dirt Woman and cadets from the Green Team Environmental Club (right and above) assisted in planting a tree in front of the Dental Clinic at Building 606. The Directorate of Public Works Management Agronomist Phil Koury and his team created a space and provided a tree for the planting. Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb read an Arbor Day proclamation while cadets, staff and faculty from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering attended the event. Arbor Day began in 1872 as West Point has been a Tree City USA town, as declared by the Arbor Day Foundation, since 1998. (Photos by Eric S. Bartelt/PV)

West Point observed a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration April 22. Dirt Man, Dirt Woman and cadets from the Green Team Environmental Club (right and above) assisted in planting a tree in front of the Dental Clinic at Building 606. The Directorate of Public Works Management Agronomist Phil Koury and his team created a space and provided a tree for the planting. Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb read an Arbor Day proclamation while cadets, staff and faculty from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering attended the event. Arbor Day began in 1872 as West Point has been a Tree City USA town, as declared by the Arbor Day Foundation, since 1998. (Photos by Eric S. Bartelt/PV)