E-mail a friend.

Sammy Allen and Joe Hammond sold tree saplings as part of a project for Dr. Inman's Environmental Science class. The two, along with Inman, set up in front of Lassiter Hall and Greenville Dining Hall on Friday, December 5, and Monday and Tuesday, December 8 and 9.

They sold South Carolina-grown trees that included gobbler oak, Virginia pine, cherry bark oak, pecan, black walnut, red maple, yellow poplar, green ash, and sycamore.

Profits from the sale benefit the biology department.

"The tree sale has helped me increase my knowledge about different types of trees," Hammond said, "and given me an appreciation for teaching people about trees."

As part of their project, Allen and Hammond planted nearly 30 acorns they gathered from a white oak, water oak, and persimmon from the East Plaza. Next year, after the acorns have grown into saplings, they will be given away as "Legacy Trees" to alumni during Homecoming.

"(This project) has given me a sense of pride in doing something that will help increase the beauty of the PC campus and serve as a lasting gift to Presbyterian alumni," Hammond said.

Allen and Hammond's project is one of six that students have completed as part of Inman's Environmental Science class. All projects involve educating and promoting sustainability efforts.

In the other projects students researched the possibility of implementing an on-campus biodiesel program, planted a small campus garden, determined the campus's carbon footprint, caulked windows in the campus's oldest residence hall, and researched the benefits of an on-campus composting program.