You're here for the good news, right? Most groups tend to not listen to one person, especially on such a possibly-expensive (yet incredibly important!) venture to, of all things, cut down and replace some trees. That's why I've made a petition for this process, which you can find by clicking the button to the right (or below, if you're on mobile). It's worth noting, you do need to be logged into your Goucher College Microsoft account to submit your name to the petition.
That's not water on the ground, it's the mold-attracting excrement of the spotted lanternfly, situated on the tree-of-heaven right outside Meyerhoff.
As a disclaimer, I am still but a student at Goucher College, and as such, my information may not always be perfect. I did my best to cite and reference my sources properly, but if you find any notable errors, you can contact me using the page on this website titled "Contact."
I am not a trained ecologist, just someone who's sick of seeing all the good things in life go extinct. I love Goucher, and I hope that one day, we can remove even more invasive species nearby and create a beautiful campus for generations to come.
It's my opinion that, in the various applicable fields relating to this project, professionals should be consulted and listened to so we can achieve something greater than ourselves. Dr. Ohad Paris, who in part inspired this petition and website, said it well when he told me that if we can replace the trees-of-heaven on campus with transgenic American chestnut trees, it's a story you could tell your kids when you go visit the tree, and thanks to the American chestnut's lifespan, your kids could tell their kids the story and still visit the tree.
So, do you want to support the growth of native species and sign the petition, or would you rather walk through the sticky waste product of an invasive insect, latched onto a destructive and invasive tree, every time you went to your building?