Official government website of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
His Excellency Professor Dr. Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Dawood, President of the University, sponsored today, Monday 16/03/1442 AH, the launch of the university's participation in the “Qassim is Green” campaign, launched by His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region. The campaign will last for 30 days, with the university participating in its sixth phase for the sixth consecutive time.
The university president also launched the “Plant It” initiative, which the university is launching on Twitter today and will continue for 30 days. His Excellency planted the first saplings of the campaign and thanked the Deanship of Student Affairs and relevant participating entities, saying, “God willing, we will see the university city as a green land.” This was in the presence of the University Vice President, Dr. Mohammed Al-Sawe, and the Vice President for Planning, Development, and Quality, Professor Dr. Khalid Al-Harbi, at the main entrance of the university city.
Following the launch of the university's participation, “Al-Dawood” opened the exhibition accompanying the campaign, which is organized by the Deanship of Student Affairs, in cooperation with the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, and the General Administration of Services and Maintenance. The exhibition contains 10 sections, starting with a section on the stages of implementing the campaign, which aims to plant 100,000 seedlings to afforest the main campus in Al-Malaida, the student housing, the scout camp, and public and wilderness areas in the region, in addition to afforesting the southern branch and its affiliated colleges, and afforesting the western branch and its affiliated colleges.
The exhibition features several sections from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, including: a section on soil types, a section on tree and plant species, a hydroponics section, a section on tree health care, a section on modern irrigation methods, a section on proper seedling planting techniques, a health section, and a special section on deforestation and its environmental impact.
For its part, the university's General Administration of Services reviewed future afforestation projects through a plan to plant 1,000 palm trees, plant 4,000 shade trees, and rehabilitate and plant housing for faculty members with more than 5,000 trees, palm trees, shade trees, and flowering shrubs, in addition to planting 1,000 shade trees and 800 Washingtonia palm trees. The administration also reviewed afforestation statistics, which included planting 37,300 seedlings in 2017, planting 44,960 seedlings in 2018, and planting 56,290 seedlings in 2019, for a total of 138,550 seedlings.
The university aims through its participation to increase the green space in the university city and expand afforestation efforts, and to raise the overall percentage of green spaces within it by planting, spreading, and intensifying afforestation throughout the university city, while optimally utilizing treated water for irrigation, contributing to improving air quality and reducing temperatures in the university city and all university locations across the governorates.
