Campus Canopy Census

Project Overview
NC State’s Campus Urban Forester and the Citizen Science Incubator invite you to turn our campus forest into a living laboratory! The Campus Canopy Census is an ongoing, crowd-sourced initiative using real-time data to audit every single tree on the NC State campus.

Thousands of valuable trees shade our walkways, but they require continuous monitoring and maintenance for proper stewardship. By joining the Tree Hugger Team, you can help protect our campus canopy. Right from your phone, you will log vital data to help identify trees at risk and directly track campus carbon sequestration.

How It Works:

• Time Commitment: Maximum 1 hour.
• Location: Anywhere on the NC State campus.
• The Task: Stop by the D.H. Hill Jr. Library to borrow a specialized tree circumference tape measure. Head outside, find a tree (or several!), and give it a “hug” to measure its circumference.
• The Impact: Log your measurements on your phone to instantly calculate carbon storage and flag potential health risks for our campus forestry team.

Why Participate?
Beyond contributing to vital campus sustainability data, top carbon sequestrators (those who log the most carbon-storing trees) will win custom engraved cups! Plus, all participants can grab an exclusive Stickymade campus forest sticker to show off their Wolfpack stewardship.

Whether you are looking for a quick way to give back, a fieldwork activity for your ENVFY/ES courses, or a project for the Honors Forum, your data makes a difference.

Register Now:

• Ready to make your mark on NC State’s living laboratory?
• To start in the fall!