Kent State students can now help save the environment through a new student
organization, Students Eliminating Environmental Destruction. SEED was started at
the beginning of the 1997 Fall semester, said Dena Berliner, president of the
organization.
"The organization's major goal is to educate and inform people about
environmental destruction, both locally and nationally," Berliner said.
SEED's biggest project this semester is to plant trees in Stow, said Brian
Leopold, a member of SEED.
"We are going to plant trees in parks in Stow," Leopold said. "The trees that
were previously there died of Dutch Elm's disease and we want to replenish the
environment by planting more trees."
Currently, there are 15 members of SEED. Anyone interested in helping save the
environment should look into joining, Berliner said.
"We focus on recycling a lot," he said. "If any of our members think a recycling
bin should be placed somewhere, we try to put one there."
Berliner said SEED is planning to have speakers for Earth Day and is planning a
fundraiser to help with their events.
Both Berliner and Leopold definitely said they agree that environmental awareness
is increasing.
