CLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College is looking for about 30 helpers to put trees and shrubs in the ground around its campus pond in Clinton, South Carolina, on Saturday, Nov. 14, and anyone who wants to pitch in is asked to sign up by Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Work starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Volunteers can pick a morning shift that wraps up at noon, an afternoon shift that starts at noon, or stay for both. The college will provide breakfast and lunch for the crew.
Jobs for the day include planting donated trees and shrubs, spreading mulch and general landscaping and cleanup. The invitation is open to students, faculty and staff as well as people from the surrounding community.
The effort is part of the college’s Pond and Arboretum Project, which aims to turn the grounds around the pond into a more welcoming outdoor space. Palmetto Pride is giving roughly 30 trees, and Wil Sligh, one of the arboretum’s original donors, has given 100 magnolias to the wider initiative. Carolina Beautiful is helping decide where trees will go, and United Rentals is lending equipment.
Food for the volunteers is coming from The Lumberyard, SVS and the college’s Residence Life staff. Clemson University has also helped move the project forward.
College leaders describe Saturday as the opening step in a bigger plan. Ideas for later phases include a walking path that circles the pond, more outdoor spots for people to gather and other landscape upgrades.
The planting also feeds a push to rebuild the campus tree canopy after Hurricane Helene in 2024, when the 240-acre campus lost dozens of trees. The Morton Arboretum and its ArbNet program recently granted PC Level I arboretum accreditation, and only one other college campus in South Carolina holds it. The liberal arts college, founded in 1880, is home to the Blue Hose.
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