The University of Pennsylvania earned Tree Campus USA designation for 2014, awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the sixth year that Penn has been recognized. Created in 2008, Tree Campus USA is a national program sponsored in partnership with Toyota that honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Penn achieved the designation by having an active Tree Advisory Committee, a Campus Tree Care Plan, financial and personnel resources allocated for the Tree Care Plan, an Arbor Day observance and tree-related service learning projects.