2008 Woodie Awards
Bookstore looks to restore forests
Keith Spencer
Issue date: 11/5/07 Section: News
- Page 1 of 2 next >
In collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation, the Knights Corner Bookstore near UCF is looking to rebuild one of three national forests that have declined in area during the past few years.
As part of a promotion venture, Knights Corner is participating in this national competition, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, to reconstruct one of three national forests in different locations throughout the United States.
The three forests in consideration are Flathead National Forest in Montana, Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan, and Pike and San Isabel National Forest in southeastern Colorado.
The competition began in April 2007 and will run until May 2008. The school that contributes the most votes will have the forest named after it.
As of Nov. 1, UCF held a significant lead over the other competing schools with 619,790 votes. The next highest number of votes was tallied by Life University in Marietta, Ga., with 147, 456 votes. South Florida Community College followed with 10,344 votes.
"We did a similar promotion last year in which part of every transaction of a new or used book went toward planting 100,000 trees in Gallatin National Forest [in Montana]," Knights Corner Textbook Manager John Meyer said. "The twist this year is we now have three sites from which to choose from to rebuild."
Meyer also indicated that the votes are weighted according to the total number of enrolled students at each institution.
The Nebraska Book Company, owner of Knights Corner, will provide the financial funds for the rebuilding of the forest, and the Arbor Day Foundation will provide the sources and volunteers to plant the trees.
The three forests that are being considered for the competition were chosen because they are in danger and are valuable because of their location or the animal species they support.
Flathead National Forest has been severely damaged by a combination of fires and erosion. It is important because it's home to the largest population of grizzly bears.
As part of a promotion venture, Knights Corner is participating in this national competition, sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation, to reconstruct one of three national forests in different locations throughout the United States.
The three forests in consideration are Flathead National Forest in Montana, Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan, and Pike and San Isabel National Forest in southeastern Colorado.
The competition began in April 2007 and will run until May 2008. The school that contributes the most votes will have the forest named after it.
As of Nov. 1, UCF held a significant lead over the other competing schools with 619,790 votes. The next highest number of votes was tallied by Life University in Marietta, Ga., with 147, 456 votes. South Florida Community College followed with 10,344 votes.
"We did a similar promotion last year in which part of every transaction of a new or used book went toward planting 100,000 trees in Gallatin National Forest [in Montana]," Knights Corner Textbook Manager John Meyer said. "The twist this year is we now have three sites from which to choose from to rebuild."
Meyer also indicated that the votes are weighted according to the total number of enrolled students at each institution.
The Nebraska Book Company, owner of Knights Corner, will provide the financial funds for the rebuilding of the forest, and the Arbor Day Foundation will provide the sources and volunteers to plant the trees.
The three forests that are being considered for the competition were chosen because they are in danger and are valuable because of their location or the animal species they support.
Flathead National Forest has been severely damaged by a combination of fires and erosion. It is important because it's home to the largest population of grizzly bears.