Workers are taking advantage of the absence of students to plant trees
(AP) -- It's spring break at the University of Georgia, and workers are taking advantage of the absence of students to plant trees, patch roads and paint lecture halls.
The big trees the workers are planting are the last of nearly 200 oaks donated by the Select Sustainable Tree Trust, a foundation established by an Oconee County company called Select Trees.
Dexter Adams, head of UGA's grounds department, says the campus lost hundreds of trees in the past few years to old age, drought and bad weather.
He says the tree donation is especially welcome because budget cuts have left the university with little money for trees shrubs and flowers.
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