Drake was awarded the Tree Campus Award again for 2016. To be honored with this prestigious award requires a plan to maintain healthy trees and remove trees that are damaged by storms, have health concerns, are at the end of life, or present potential hazards to students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the Drake campus.

The Facilities Planning and Management (FPM) team is implementing the tree work plan to remove 12 trees and prune many others. The majority of the tree pruning work planned for the next couple of days is taking place from Jewett Hall to University Avenue and 25th Street to 28th Street. However, there are a few trees outside this area. The work began on Feb. 16 south of Old Main with several tree removals. On Feb. 27, removal work will continue near the crosswalk over Forest Avenue between Harvey Ingham Hall and the stadium as well as a tree repair between Stalnaker and Hubbell.

To see a full schedule of the tree work, please visit the FPM website.

If you have any questions or concerns about the work being completed or concerns related to noise, please contact Aaron Edwards, building and grounds manager, at 515-271-2959 or Facilities Planning and Management at 515-271-3955.

—Kevin Moran, Facilities Planning & Management