02/25/21
Alabama Power Foundation awards Good Roots Grant to รศรรสำฦต
Participating in the planting of American chestnut trees on รศรรสำฦต’s Wallace Drive Campus are, from left, Dr. Teresa Rhea, retired dean; Jack Agricola, past president of the local American Chestnut Foundation; and Dr. Kathy Murphy, รศรรสำฦต president.
Gadsden, Ala. – Alabama Power Foundation has donated $1,000 to รศรรสำฦต through the Good Roots Grant program. The money has been used to purchase 11 American chestnut trees.
“The chestnut is a heritage tree that came to prominence in the mid-19th century with Abraham Lincoln splitting chestnut logs for a fence line,” said Jack Agricola, past president of the local American Chestnut Foundation, an organization committed to restoring the important species. "The chestnut has long been the tree of choice.”
The planting of the saplings took place Feb. 23 at the entrance to the Wallace Drive Campus. TurfWorx, a regional lawn and landscaping company, donated labor and equipment for the planting while members of รศรรสำฦต’s Good Roots Grant Committee assisted.
“This a grand addition to the college entrance,” said Dr. Teresa Rhea, retired dean who spearheaded the รศรรสำฦต grant. “Green spaces provide an inviting environment to our students, employees and community.”
This is the second Good Roots Grant provided by the Alabama Power Foundation. In 2019, Walden Woods red maple trees were planted in green space between Bevill Hall and the Beck Conference Center on the Wallace Drive Campus.
“We want to continue creating more green spaces on รศรรสำฦต campuses,” said Kelley Pearce, acting dean of Enrollment and Retention. “We encourage faculty to hold classes outdoors and enjoy the beautiful green spaces รศรรสำฦต has to offer.”