Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.85
Liaison Srinivasan Raghavan
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2013
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University of Missouri
OP-T2-19: Native Plants

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Josh Baniak
Graduate Assistant
Sustainability
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Does the institution prioritize the use of native plant species in landscaping?:
Yes

A brief description of the native plant program, policy, or practice:

The Mizzou Botanic Garden was established in 1999, under Chancellor Richard Wallace as part of the campus beautification efforts. The garden currently has eleven thematic and seven special collection gardens around the Mizzou campus and uses as many native species as possible. Parts of the garden focuses solely on native plant species, such as the Native Missouri Tree Collection located outside of the Life Sciences Building.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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