Students Planting

Project Title: Cal Poly Soccer Fields Tree Planting

Description: The soccer fields have been the target of many of OneCoolEarth’s recent events, mostly due to the excellent potential of the sites for involving Cal Poly fraternities, sororities, athletes, clubs, and students in the activities.  To date, hundreds of students have helped plant, mulch, water, transplant, and start seeds for the project, bringing environmental issues and solutions right to their home campus.  Plantings have become a regular part of October’s Day of Service, and the Week of Welcome organization has assisted with freshmen and leadership volunteer groups for the past three years.  Alpha Gamma Rho, Sigma Phi Epsilon, the Materials Engineering Honors Society, and Society of Women Engineers, and numerous others have participated in making this project a success.

OCE Work History:

September 2006 – WOW Planting

September 2007 – WOW Planting

October 1, 2007 – Student Community Services Planting

October 26, 2007 – Day of Service Planting

October 24, 2008 – Day of Service Planting

November 2008 – Alpha Gamma Rho Mulching

October 25, 2009 – Day of Service Planting

April 24, 2009 – WOW Leader Service Day Planting

Sept. 2009 – WOW students return to site to maintain trees

Sept. 2010 – WOW students return again to maintain trees, replanting fatalities, mulching, watering, and weeding

Project Status: partially established, monitoring, planning

Updates:

7.6.2009 – Three years after the start of plantings at the soccer fields I walked the line and counted a grand total of 400 live trees!  – Greg