Urban Forest Tree Tour Showcases UA Trees

From fall color to summer shade, the trees of The University of Alabama campus are part of its noted beauty. For a closer look at campus tree life, graduate student David Phillips has developed an urban forest tree tour for the UA campus map.

“The goal was to create a tour showcasing some of the tree species and notable individual trees we have on campus,” said Phillips, a doctoral student in the department of geography and the environment and the student representative on the Landscape and Grounds Committee. “I spent a few months walking around campus in my free time, taking pictures, and writing brief information on each of the stops.”

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