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."