October 19, 2023
170 schoolchildren to visit SIU for tree walk and Forestry Club demonstration
CARBONDALE, Ill. – About 170 area children will visit the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus on Oct. 24 for a tree walk and hands-on learning activities with SIU students, faculty and staff.
Three SIU organizations – the Tree Campus Higher Education Advisory Committee (chaired by Superintendent of Grounds David Tippy), the Forestry Club student organization and the Society of American Foresters – are orchestrating the event for the group of children from Carruthers Elementary School in Murphysboro.
The fourth-graders will enjoy a guided walk led by members of the Society of American Foresters through parts of Thompson Woods and around Campus Lake, as they learn to identify various trees. The Forestry Club will then present competitive outdoor flora-related demonstrations and engage the children in assorted tree-related activities on the lawn outside the Agriculture Building.
Media advisory
Reporters, photographers and news crews are welcome to cover the event from 10 a.m. to noon. Throughout the morning, the children will be immersed in hands-on learning activities, assuring numerous opportunities for engaging video, photographs and stories. For more information, contact David Tippy at dtippy@siu.edu or 618-453-8179 or Elizabeth Cheek at echeek@siu.edu or 618-453-3337.