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aerial view of Western's campus at night, with golden lights surrounded by dark trees

Sunny summer days are great opportunities to revisit Western's Tree Tour

As the days get warmer and brighter, take a moment to stroll the campus and get to know the trees that add so much beauty to Western.

For company, take along the , a well-researched guide by Myrl Beck, professor emeritus of Geology.

"Western Washington University has evolved on this site for over a century, and during all that time its growth has been accompanied by the planing of trees," writes Beck. "The result is a campus that is home to well over 80 species, some of which are rare, others old, huge and magnificent, and all in their way beautiful."