| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.93 |
| Liaison | Veronica Johnson |
| Submission Date | May 10, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southwestern University
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 2.00 |
Kathryn
Caudell Student Sustainibility Coordinator Environmental Studies |
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses a four-tiered approach | 0 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an organic land care standard or sustainable landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials | 0 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 185 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 185 Acres |
A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds (e.g. the footprint of buildings and impervious surfaces, experimental agricultural land, areas that are not regularly managed or maintained):
The land excluded from management is that which is not a part of the main campus area where residence and academic buildings, and athletic fields , are located.
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
A copy of the IPM plan or program:
A brief description of the IPM program:
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an organic program:
A brief description of the organic land standard or landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials:
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
The university almost exclusively landscapes with native species.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Recycled water is used for irrigation of the campus, and the system is connected to a weather station and computer system that determines schedule.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
Composted materials are used during landscaping practices, which are made by Facilities. Additionally, felled trees from the campus are reused as mulch.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
N/A
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution (e.g. use of environmentally preferable landscaping materials, initiatives to reduce the impacts of ice and snow removal, wildfire prevention):
Facilities reuses leaf compost for plants on campus.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Southwestern's Spring 2017 Capstone class submitted an application to become certified under the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA program. The process has been completed but official designation takes one year.
Southwestern's Spring 2017 Capstone class submitted an application to become certified under the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA program. The process has been completed but official designation takes one year.
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