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The University of New Mexico campus is home to over 5,000 trees located in the heart of Albuquerque. There are a wide variety of trees ranging in size and age, some saplings and some that are many decades old. Caring for the tree environment on campus

A group of people gathered to watch as a crane slowly lowered a damaged helicopter from the roof of the six-story University of New Mexico Hospital on Saturday, April 12. Many of the UNM employees closely involved in the operation were elsewhere – in o

Come celebrate Earth Day at the University of New Mexico's 6th Annual Sustainability Expo & Lobo Growers’ Market on Cornell Mall, just east of the Student Union Building – on Tuesday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Expo & Growers’ Market offers ...

A disabled PHI Air Medical helicopter is safely on the ground, after a crane lifted it from the roof of UNM Hospital Saturday.The helicopter had been there since Wednesday, when it crashed while attempting to take off.  Police blocked off a section of ...

Time to tee off again from UNM’s North Course. The popular course has been closed since Feb. 10 to undergo a transformation made possible by a 2012 agreement between the University of New Mexico and the Bernalillo County Commission designating it as ...

The Ford Utilities Center will vent high pressure steam periodically throughout the day on both Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10. Technicians will test new boiler controls that are currently being installed and programmed. The public will notice a ...

Over the decades, the University of New Mexico has been a pioneer in sustainability and conservation, saving the finite resources of the earth, and ultimately utilizing tax payer dollars in the most efficient way possible. This has been accomplished ...

The Physical Plant Department (PPD) Grounds and Landscaping division have begun a project to re-stripe crosswalks, center lines, and other traffic control pavement markings around the entire UNM campus. Some of the work will be in the evening hours, ...

During Staff Appreciation Weekend, which begins this Friday, the Lobo softball and baseball teams will host “Green Awareness” games on Saturday, March 22 at 1 and 2 p.m., respectively The goal of the Green Awareness game is to help support UNM’s ...

Maintaining a campus the size of UNM requires a lot of planning and consistent diligence to protect the physical environment of the campus.  When students leave campus for spring break, the UNM Physical Plant Department (PPD) gears up for a week of ...