Bill Mahon, vice president for University Relations, addressed the news media (Nov. 6) about the upcoming elm removals that will take place on the University Park campus as a result of a new fatal elm tree disease known as elm yellows. Forty-seven of the campus' 290 elm trees have tested positive for the disease. University experts first identified elm yellows in a handful of campus elms last fall.

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Year Taken: 2008

A map of the American elm trees on campus shows what trees are infected with elm yellows disease and slated for removal. Affected areas are on North Burrowes Road, College Avenue, Schreyer Lane and the east side of the mall.

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Year Taken: 2008

Local media covered the event with great interest; the elms have been a Penn State attraction for generations.

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Year Taken: 2008

Gordon Turow, director of campus planning and design, stated that the replanting of trees would be in the same locations and would maintain the tree patterns presently on campus.

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Year Taken: 2008

Jeff Dice, supervisor of grounds maintenance, explained the causes of elm yellows disease and the effects it has on the elm trees.

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Year Taken: 2008

Roger Williams, executive director of the Penn State Alumni Association, comments that the elm trees are as much a symbol of Penn State as the Nittany Lion Shrine and the Old Main bell tower.

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Year Taken: 2008

The fraternities along North Burrowes Road on campus have long shared the traditional tree-lined campus appearance. A variety of tree species during a re-planting period will provide a stronger grove of trees for future generations of Penn State alumni.

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Year Taken: 2008