Spring is in the air, and the campus grounds are green again! While we may take our beautiful campus for granted, there was one year where the campus did not become as green as it should have.
In May 2014, the University of Findlay had to replace about 75% of its campus grass due to a fertilizer mishap. A private company accidentally applied weed killer to the grounds, destroying the grass in the process. As many as 54 acres of grass had been killed, and repairs were very expensive. Check out the photo below of some newspaper articles that covered the story. After being picked up by television stations, the story even went national!
This story reminds us that we should never take our environment for granted, and that it should always be appreciated!
Newspaper Articles (May 16-17, 2014)
These newspaper articles come from The Republic (Columbus, Indiana) and The Courier (Findlay). Both articles highlight the significance of the campus grass, and how hard the university works to maintain a healthy landscape.