Landscape designer Jens Jensen designed the landscape of Luther College. Now he will be honored for his work by being inducted next spring into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame during their 2020 ceremony.
Jensen's vision for the landscape of Luther College began in1909. He designed three sunlit clearings--a large one in front of Main Hall, another in front of Preus Library and a third where the Center for Faith and Life now stands. Jensen scattered maples, white pines and birch trees within these clearings. In the large clearing in front of Main, he planted a cottonwood tree--a symbol of the American plains--which remains today.
The Wisconsin Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place on April 25th at the Sentry World in Stevens Point.