YSU LEGACY FORESTS
Planting for our future climate.

It was a cold, rainy day on November 14, 2024, but 100 volunteers showed up to help plant 1600 trees. This was our first planting at a site in Mill Creek MetroParks Wildlife Sanctuary on W. Calla Road. The site was surrounded by deer fencing so planters did not need to install protective tree tubes and wooden stakes. Elimination of this step was a time-saver but the damp weather made sure the group got wet and muddy! YSU Student Brittain - after planting! YSU Legacy Forests C

The November 16th planting generated the Legacy Forests program's largest group of volunteers ever! A team of 84 environmentally aware volunteers planted 1600 trees at Mill Creek MetroParks Collier Preserve. Employees from First Energy Corp. and Boardman Subaru joined YSU students in planting 19 different species. Drone image of the 2023 planting at Collier Preserve. Photo courtesy of Karen Gates.

On November 17, 2022, 65 volunteers gathered at the Mill Creek MetroParks Collier Preserve to plant 1,650 trees involving nine species.

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, we will be celebrating Earth Day with our second Tree Dedication! This event will be held to celebrate the...

On Friday, September 24th, 2021, YSU students and staff joined to discuss current environmental issues, and advocate for transparency...

Legacy Forests celebrated Earth Day 2021 the only way we know: planting trees! We planted a tree to symbolize our inaugural year of...

Our first year behind us, we welcomed our second year of planting on November 18, 2021. We were overjoyed to have over 75 volunteers show...

On October 16, 2021 the YSU Legacy Forest committee hosted an event to discuss climate change causes and solutions for the Mahoning...

As our third planting event, we went industrial! We planted over 200 trees with 12 volunteers. This site, located outside of Youngstown,...

Our second planting event was held April 30, 2021. We were joined by 30 volunteers, who helped plant over 150 trees on this site.

Welcome to the inaugural site for the YSU Legacy Forests Project! This site was chosen for its close proximity to YSU campus, as the...