The OSU Campus Tree Inventory was started in 2011 after two large sycamore trees, both close to 60 inches in diameter, were almost bulldozed to build a temporary construction road near the medical center complex. Two employees at the medical center spearheaded an online petition to save the trees, and after collecting over 1500 signatures and discussions with OSU President Gordon Gee, the trees were saved successfully. After this, it was realized that a greater effort needed to be made to protect the trees on the campus of The Ohio State University even as necessary development of campus continues. Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens partnered with the university landscape architect to identify and map all of the trees on campus, with the goal of obtaining Tree Campus USA certification from the Arbor Day Foundation.
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