The Arbor Day Foundation recognized UNT as a 2014 Tree Campus USA university for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. This marks the seventh year in a row UNT has earned this national recognition.

To achieve the status, UNT met the core standards of tree care and community engagement, which include establishing a campus tree advisory committee, having a campus tree-care plan and instituting a service-learning project aimed at engaging the student body.