Riparian Buffer: Importance and Use

Riparian Buffer: Importance and Use

Riparian buffers are areas filled with vegetation around waterways such as lakes, rivers, wetlands and streams. They assist in soil stabilization and filtering potential pollution from runoff.  Whenever it rains or snow melts, all that water travels downhill to the...
Groundbreaking Greenery: 180 New Trees Planted on Campus

Groundbreaking Greenery: 180 New Trees Planted on Campus

By Maddie Conley, Web Content Manager   Back in August, we saw many trees come down to make way for parking, but today 180 new trees were planted with the hopes of keeping Messiah a sustainable campus. “Knowing we were going to be losing a large grove of trees on...
Messiah Takes a Stand for Global Climate Action

Messiah Takes a Stand for Global Climate Action

By Celica Cook, SBM Student Life Editor You’ve probably seen talk about climate change all over social media, in the news and on Twitter. In today’s particular political day and age, climate change is a hot topic, and for good reason. We are in a global climate...