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Jude Cassidy, Professor, BSOS, Psychology

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FM classroom maintenance

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Aisha Khatib, Graduate Student, CMNS, Geology

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Aisha Khatib, Graduate Student, CMNS, Geology

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Asim Ali, Director of Undergraduate Studies, ARHU, American Studies

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Asim Ali, Director of Undergraduate Studies, ARHU, American Studies

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As the university's own experts have repeatedly shown, the deforestation of Guilford Woods will have deleterious effects on human health, and will have dire consequences for the wildlife that inhabits the woods. If deforestation occurs, the campus will continue to get hotter, flood even more frequently, and be filled with even more automobile traffic--all of which will make it less attractive. Furthermore, since most of the land will be sold to a private corporation to build private homes, this looks more like a development boondoggle than a plan for affordable housing. Cutting down the remaining woods will also negatively affect diversity: lack of green space disproportionately harms racial and ethnic minorities. And finally, it is grossly irresponsible and self-destructive to raze an ecosystem in the middle of a mass extinction. Not cutting down woods is literally the least the university can do to show that its talk of sustainability is more than a cynical marketing gimmick.

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Kartik Kaushik, Long term resident of College Park and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Kartik Kaushik, Long term resident of College Park and Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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Kiara Romero, Program Management Specialist, COE, HDQM

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Kiara Romero, Program Management Specialist, COE, HDQM

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Sandra Carcamo, Business Manager, GEOG/CSAR

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Sandra Carcamo, Business Manager, GEOG/CSAR

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Alison Jovanovic, Faculty Specialist, COE

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Alison Jovanovic, Faculty Specialist, COE

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Jennifer Doiron, Program Coordinator, MPRC, BSOS

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Jennifer Doiron, Program Coordinator, MPRC, BSOS

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Debra Griffith, Director of Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Research

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Debra Griffith, Director of Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Research

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Rebecca Hunsaker, Executive Director, BSOS

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Rebecca Hunsaker, Executive Director, BSOS

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Margaret Walker, Assoc. Clincal Professor Art Education

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Margaret Walker, Assoc. Clincal Professor Art Education

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One of my most memorable courses from my undergraduate years at UMD in the 1980s was my Botany course, when we would walk through Guilford Woods and identify the various trees and other plants growing there. This hands on learning has stayed with me to this day, and informs how I teach in the College of Education. These sort of experiences cannot be substituted with textbooks and websites.

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Jannitta Graham, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

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Jannitta Graham, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

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Victoria Berry, Financial Research Coordinator Geographical Sciences 

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Victoria Berry, Financial Research Coordinator Geographical Sciences 

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Mary Mitkish, Assistant Program Manager and Communications Lead, Department of Geographical Sciences

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Mary Mitkish, Assistant Program Manager and Communications Lead, Department of Geographical Sciences

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Julie Silva, Associate Professor, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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Julie Silva, Associate Professor, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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Akta Patel, Director of Administrative Services, BSOS, Socy

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Akta Patel, Director of Administrative Services, BSOS, Socy

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Meredith Gore, Associate Professor, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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Meredith Gore, Associate Professor, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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Chris Justice, Professor, Geographical Sciences, BSOS

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Chris Justice, Professor, Geographical Sciences, BSOS

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This is one of the last remaining woodland areas on Campus - if we are teaching our students that climate change is important and 'show leadership' in climate change then we need to act locally and protecting this woodland is a litmus test which the campus leadership needs to pass. As new building space is needed, here are so many parking lots on campus that could be made multi-story, making room to build graduate housing. instead of destroying Guildford Woods.

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How can anyone think that we need more housing in College Park over saving a small but important piece of nature. There has been nothing but construction over the past few years and more is going up now. I find President Pines position very disappointing.

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Lush woods, trickling stream, the flute song of the rare Wood Thrush - a gem to show students.

Douglas E. Gill, Ph.D.
Professor emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland

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There is already so much being built up in and around the University, we don't need more housing when there are so many vacancies at the existing housing in College Park. What we do need is to preserve what little green space is left in College Park.

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Eric Stone, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

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Eric Stone, PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

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Donald K. Milton, Professor, School of Public Health, MIAEH

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Donald K. Milton, Professor, School of Public Health, MIAEH

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Ronald Mower, Lecturer, KNES, School of Public Health

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Ronald Mower, Lecturer, KNES, School of Public Health

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Nicole DeLoatch, Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sociology 

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Nicole DeLoatch, Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies, Sociology 

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Drew Gower, Postdoctoral Associate, ESSIC

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Drew Gower, Postdoctoral Associate, ESSIC

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Eugenia Kalnay, Distinguished University Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. 

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Eugenia Kalnay, Distinguished University Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science. 

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I agree with Ross Salawitch.

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Theodore A. Jacobson, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics

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Theodore A. Jacobson, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics

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Destroying Yet More Trees and Open Space

I was already horrified at how may trees seemed to be unnecessarily taken down for purple line, and with all the recent new buildings on campus many many more. And now this. The University seems to behave inconsistently with its own stated plans and ambitions for a green campus, and meanwhile it is razing the greenery and filling space with concrete, steel, and structures. And why? Certainly there is some good motivation in that. But some of the motivation, and an important part of it, is short sighted economic forces, trying to pick up money here or there, hoping for more money down the road, etc. It's a bankrupt outlook. Please stop. Look. and Listen to our own best judgement and aspirations for the future of our environment. Thanks.

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Louis Giglio, Research Professor, BSOS, Department of Geographical Sciences

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Louis Giglio, Research Professor, BSOS, Department of Geographical Sciences

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Erich Heckscher, Guest Lecturer of Bassoon and Woodwinds, School of Music

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Erich Heckscher, Guest Lecturer of Bassoon and Woodwinds, School of Music

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Elizabeth Thilmany, Faculty Specialist, AGNR, AREC

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Elizabeth Thilmany, Faculty Specialist, AGNR, AREC

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Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor, Entomology

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Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor, Entomology

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Kirsten Crase, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Historic Preservation, MAPP+D

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Kirsten Crase, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Historic Preservation, MAPP+D

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David Atwater, Clinical Assistant Professor, MAPP+D

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David Atwater, Clinical Assistant Professor, MAPP+D

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Brittany Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor, ARCH

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Brittany Williams, Clinical Assistant Professor, ARCH

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Sarah Hovde, Monographs & Media Cataloger, University Libraries

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Sarah Hovde, Monographs & Media Cataloger, University Libraries

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Mohamed Abdul Rasheed, Software Developer, University Libraries.

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Mohamed Abdul Rasheed, Software Developer, University Libraries.

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Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia, Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, SLLC

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Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia, Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, SLLC

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Juan Carlos Quintero-Herencia, Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, SLLC

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Lauren Zamora, Associate Research Scientist, CMNS/ESSIC

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Lauren Zamora, Associate Research Scientist, CMNS/ESSIC

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Sharona Ginsberg, Head of Student Engagement Services, University Libraries

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Sharona Ginsberg, Head of Student Engagement Services, University Libraries

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The University's position on this matter has been, frankly, cowardly and entirely at odds with its stated values. Having affordable graduate student housing and protecting important nature sites are not mutually exclusive, and using affordable housing as an argument to shut down valid concerns is manipulative and, as President Pines might say, "emotional." If the science supports this action, then why is the University unwilling to sit down and discuss the matter with the many actual scientists they employ who oppose this decision? Simply planting a new tree to replace a destroyed tree is not a solution that addresses the damage that will be done to ecosystems, as well as populations of important flora and wildlife. Our planet is in crisis, and this move is entirely opposed to the moral imperative we have to halt and reverse the damage we have caused.

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Kate Dohe, Manager, Digital Programs & Initiatives, University Libraries

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Kate Dohe, Manager, Digital Programs & Initiatives, University Libraries

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Suzy Wilson, Librarian II, University Libraries

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Suzy Wilson, Librarian II, University Libraries

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Elizabeth Alice Honig, Professor, Art History and Archaeology, ARHU

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Elizabeth Alice Honig, Professor, Art History and Archaeology, ARHU

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Theresa Morse, Director of Finance, ARHU, Department of Art History and Archaeology

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Theresa Morse, Director of Finance, ARHU, Department of Art History and Archaeology

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Christian Cloke, Associate Director, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture, Department of Art History and Archaeology

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Christian Cloke, Associate Director, Michelle Smith Collaboratory for Visual Culture, Department of Art History and Archaeology

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Wenlu Zhu, Professor, Department of Geology and AMSC

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Wenlu Zhu, Professor, Department of Geology and AMSC

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Sarah Penniston-Dorland, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Geology, CMNS

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Sarah Penniston-Dorland, Professor, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Geology, CMNS

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Alys Jarvela, Assistant Research Scientist, Entomology 

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Alys Jarvela, Assistant Research Scientist, Entomology 

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Victor Yakovenko, Professor of Physics, CMNS, Department of Physics

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Victor Yakovenko, Professor of Physics, CMNS, Department of Physics

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Kelsey McGurrin, Faculty Specialist, CMNS, Entomology

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Kelsey McGurrin, Faculty Specialist, CMNS, Entomology

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I live downstream of these woods, and our home would be prone to even MORE flooding if the vegetation is removed and replaced with pavement. Please build affordable housing in a site that's already cleared.

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David Wasserman, Associate Research Scholar, Arts & Humanities, Philosophy

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David Wasserman, Associate Research Scholar, Arts & Humanities, Philosophy

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Christina Martin Kenny, School of Public Policy, University Relations

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Christina Martin Kenny, School of Public Policy, University Relations

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Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development 

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Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development 

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Kathryn Hopps, Program Director for Experiential Learning, BSOS

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Kathryn Hopps, Program Director for Experiential Learning, BSOS

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Georges Rey, Professor, Dept of Philosophy

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Georges Rey, Professor, Dept of Philosophy

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Samuel Kerstein, Professor and Chair, Philosophy

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Samuel Kerstein, Professor and Chair, Philosophy

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Zachary Dorner, Assistant Clinical Professor, University Honors

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Zachary Dorner, Assistant Clinical Professor, University Honors

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Though there is a critical need for student housing on campus, this is neither a sustainable nor an affordable solution.

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Antoine Borrut, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department, ARHU

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Antoine Borrut, Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, History Department, ARHU

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Rachel Singpurwalla, Associate Professor, ARHU, Philosophy

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Rachel Singpurwalla, Associate Professor, ARHU, Philosophy

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Joey Haavik (he/him), Graduate Assistant at MICA in Stamp, Education School

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Joey Haavik (he/him), Graduate Assistant at MICA in Stamp, Education School

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Virginia Gomes, PhD Student, College of Education, International Education Policy Program

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Virginia Gomes, PhD Student, College of Education, International Education Policy Program

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I am very proud of our faculty and students for starting this petition! The greed for growth has devastated our environment. We should be going in the other direction where nature and people's relationship with the earth are fostered. If the University agrees with this petition it will send a message to other large institutions about our commitment to take care of our planet. We need to start locally with a message of hope.

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My wife and I are residents of College Park and see less and less woods. Please preserve this.

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Hallie Liberto, Associate Professor, Philosophy

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Hallie Liberto, Associate Professor, Philosophy

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Charles Manekin, Professor, Philosophy and Jewish Studies

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Charles Manekin, Professor, Philosophy and Jewish Studies

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Amy Pickens, Postdoctoral Associate, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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Amy Pickens, Postdoctoral Associate, BSOS, Geographical Sciences

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The university should be a hallmark of sustainability, setting an example for our region. We need to preserve the forest and identify alternative locations for graduate housing that will not cause environmental degradation.

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Konstantinos Pantazis, PhD Candidate, CMNS, MATH & STATS

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Konstantinos Pantazis, PhD Candidate, CMNS, MATH & STATS

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Dongdong Wang, Associate Professor, GEOG

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Dongdong Wang, Associate Professor, GEOG

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Ritvik Sahajpal, Associate Research Professor, GEOG

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Ritvik Sahajpal, Associate Research Professor, GEOG

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Matthew Hansen, Professor, Geographical Sciences

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Matthew Hansen, Professor, Geographical Sciences

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New private commercial development within a state campus boundary should not be placed on land parcels where mature secondary growth forest has been established and maintenance of a headwaters creek, long term carbon sequestration, and mitigation of urban heat island effects ensured. It is hard to believe that needs to be stated.  However, alternative sites are likely not so easily and profitably negotiated, cleared, and built upon.  For a self-proclaimed leader in sustainability, it is difficult to imagine a more egregious and undisciplined act of environmental destruction.

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Marc Pound, Research Scientist, Astronomy, CMNS

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Marc Pound, Research Scientist, Astronomy, CMNS

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Rebecca Martin, Adjunt Professor, Accounting 

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Rebecca Martin, Adjunt Professor, Accounting 

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Kelly Brower, Program Coordinator, College Park Scholars

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Kelly Brower, Program Coordinator, College Park Scholars

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Sara Via, Professor & Climate Extension Specialist, Entomology,CMNS

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Sara Via, Professor & Climate Extension Specialist, Entomology,CMNS

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UMD touts its record in sustainability, yet here we are debating the sale of one of the last remnants of forest on campus in order to put up more buildings. This makes no sense. Just the need for a petition like this one makes it clear that the University's claims about commitment to sustainable development and climate action don't mean much except as feel-good advertisements. Forest patches like Guilford Woods not only cool the urban heat island, they provide undisputed psychological benefits for the entire campus community. Once this little oasis is gone we can't get it back.

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Susan De La Paz, Professor, College of Education, Special Education Program

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Susan De La Paz, Professor, College of Education, Special Education Program

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Chris Aubry,  Grants Administration, AGNR.

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Chris Aubry,  Grants Administration, AGNR.

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Dear President Pines,
There's no offset for 10 acres of mature woods. UMD is already a disgrace on the heat island mapping for the DMV. Please don't make it worse. We are all on fire.

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Dennis vanEngelsdorp. Associate Professor, CMNS, Entomology

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Dennis vanEngelsdorp. Associate Professor, CMNS, Entomology

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Of all the options available, this seems the least inline with our climate goals,  it seems indifferent to the biodiversity crisis, it seems oblivious to the real anger such a decision will ignite, treats with indifference a call to - at the very least - treat with respect stolen land. and It seems hypocritical to our goals of social justice. It seems like a choice of the 1980s, not the 2020s.  we cant afford to make 1980 like choices anymore.

This seems like a very poor solution to the need for affordable graduate school housing.

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We use these trees for ecology labs and other teaching activities. More trees and less asphalt.

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Ricardo C. Araneda PhD, Professor Biology.

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Ricardo C. Araneda PhD, Professor Biology.

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Let’s practice the sustainability we preach!

Mark Hill
Professor of Oboe
School of Music
ARHU

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Stephanie Yarwood, Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology, AGNR

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Stephanie Yarwood, Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Technology, AGNR

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Emily Bruns, Assistant Professor, Biology, CMNS

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Emily Bruns, Assistant Professor, Biology, CMNS

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David A. Crocker, Research Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy

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David A. Crocker, Research Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy

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Gili Marbach-Ad, Director Teaching and Learning Center, CMNS

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Gili Marbach-Ad, Director Teaching and Learning Center, CMNS

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Dr. Mary Pittas Herschbach, Senior Lecturer, ARHU, Department of Classics (retired)

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Dr. Mary Pittas Herschbach, Senior Lecturer, ARHU, Department of Classics (retired)

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Amy McLaughlin, Asst. Research Professor, BSOS, Dept. of Sociology

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Amy McLaughlin, Asst. Research Professor, BSOS, Dept. of Sociology

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We need to be preserving green spaces, not destroying them.  Let's find an alternative.

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Douglas Julin, Associate Professor, CMNS, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Douglas Julin, Associate Professor, CMNS, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Daniela Bulansky, PhD Candidate, ARHU, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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Daniela Bulansky, PhD Candidate, ARHU, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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Rajshree Agarwal, Lamone Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Smith School of Business

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Rajshree Agarwal, Lamone Chair of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Smith School of Business

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Amanda Rockler, Watershed Restoration Specialist, Sea Grant Extension, AGNR

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Amanda Rockler, Watershed Restoration Specialist, Sea Grant Extension, AGNR

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David Fushman, Professor, CMNS, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry

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David Fushman, Professor, CMNS, Dept. Chemistry and Biochemistry