LPS Sustainability is proud to announce that Adams, Fredstrom, and Holmes Elementary Schools and Southeast High School have received Tree Campus K-12 recognition for the 2025-26 school year! Adams and Fredstrom Elementary have achieved this distinction for the first time and now join Robinson, Southeast, Holmes, Northeast and Kahoa as the only schools in the district to earn this distinction through the Arbor Day Foundation to date. Both Holmes and Southeast achieved this recognition for the second year in a row!
To earn Tree Campus K-12 recognition, each school met four goals:
- Maintain a Tree Campus team dedicated to achieving recognition
- Create an education plan that connects students to trees and their global benefits
- Offer a hands-on experience that engages students with trees and the community
- Hold an Arbor Day observance to celebrate trees within the school or the community
Tree Campus K-12 recognition can be earned in a variety of ways. The schools that received the recognition — Adams, Fredstrom, Holmes, and Southeast — took different approaches to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to tree-based learning.
Each school formed a Tree Camps Team made up of district and city experts, school staff, community members, and at Southeast, even a few students. This team stayed comitted to help make their school greener and achieve recognition.
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The schools outlined plans for students to engage with and learn about trees throughout the school year. This included tree-focused lessons, tree plantings, and Arbor Day activities.
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Adams and Fredstrom Elementary both participated in large-scale tree plantings with volunteers from City of Lincoln Parks and Recreation, LPS Sustainability, and the Arbor Day Foundation. Students at these schools planted over 100 trees in nearby parks and on school campuses, collectively. Students at Adams also took charge in watering the trees throughout the year and a small group of students took charge to plant another tree on their campus in the springtime. Students at Holmes and Southeast also participated in various tree plantings, Arbor Day Farm tours, and tree activities– continuing off of their work in previous years.
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Each of the sites also hosted unique Arbor Day celebrations. On these celebration days, students learned about, planted, or participated in activities surrounding trees.
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Each school formed a Tree Camps Team made up of district and city experts, school staff, community members, and at Southeast, even a few students. This team stayed comitted to help make their school greener and achieve recognition.
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The schools outlined plans for students to engage with and learn about trees throughout the school year. This included tree-focused lessons, tree plantings, and Arbor Day activities.
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Adams and Fredstrom Elementary both participated in large-scale tree plantings with volunteers from City of Lincoln Parks and Recreation, LPS Sustainability, and the Arbor Day Foundation. Students at these schools planted over 100 trees in nearby parks and on school campuses, collectively. Students at Adams also took charge in watering the trees throughout the year and a small group of students took charge to plant another tree on their campus in the springtime. Students at Holmes and Southeast also participated in various tree plantings, Arbor Day Farm tours, and tree activities– continuing off of their work in previous years.
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Each of the sites also hosted unique Arbor Day celebrations. On these celebration days, students learned about, planted, or participated in activities surrounding trees.
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Read More About Tree Campus Efforts and Plantings
Congratulations to Adams, Fredstrom, and Holmes Elementary Schools and Southeast High School on achieving this exciting honor!