Meeting Minutes for iWG February, 2019
These are the meeting minutes from February 7, 2019.
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These are the meeting minutes from February 7, 2019.
The Fall 2018 semester was used as a planning stage for the Bee Campus signage project. On November 15th, the Bee Campus USA committee met to discuss the content and design on each of the permanent signs. Additionally, we discussed locations to consider for placing the signage. During Spring 2019, I plan to have the locations of the signage approved by March. Purchasing and orders should be completed by April.
We have bought the bees and hives, installed the bees, and built the fence around the hives. The bees were not established enough to take much honey from them so we stayed on the safe side and allowed the bees to keep all their honey for overwintering. Recently we bought two more hives and are hoping to split our current hives to have a total of 4 hives at the sustainable farm. As the bees now have foundation built up they should start producing more honey and brood than last year, and we are expecting to be able to harvest ample honey next Fall.
Largely completed, ongoing main |
Very Well, Student intern keeps plants going, native prairie plants on south side of building, front and courtyard, woodland garden, northeast corner |
FS mows it every years, little weeding |
suffering from invasion of violets, thought given to aiding those plants |
Coming along well, over 3 years, removed invasive honey suckle, so thick you could not walk though the woods, removing other invasive plants, put out seeds and seedlings to other native plants, used as outdoor lab for variety of classes |
Campus Landscape Architect Brent Lewis provided the attached planting plan and the following comments on the plan, for review by Chi Omega representatives.
U19005: Electrical-Medium Voltage Power Distribution Study Updates - should start in mid-September - to evaluate capacity of power distribution line connected to proposed solar farm 2.0 site.
The Solar Farm 2.0 site selection committee's recommendation was approved by the Chancellor's Capital Review Committee.
The exterior Integrated Pest Management program has been in place for several years, and recently the program was formalized and adopted by F&S Grounds. This helps meet iCAP objective 7.2 and supports the student-led efforts to achieve Bee Campus USA recognition.
They would like to put in an 8x16 foot garden, south of Uni gym, beginning about 6 feet west of the parking lot and about 6 feet north of the sidewalk along Springfield. The students are working on plant selection and will take care of planting, weeding, watering, and general maintenance.
The current Bee Campus committee at the U of I is working to develop a University Habitat Plan and official web page this semester (Spring 2018). In addition, with funding from the SSC, we will be installing pollinator signage on campus this year. A goal is set to submit our first application for certification by June 2018.
Grounds will be mowing the low mow zones throughout Orchard Downs and Vet Med tomorrow into early next week. This is necessary to control the noxious weeds and tree saplings that are invading these areas. We will most likely mow off the low mows around Dorner Pond, Water Survey and areas along S. Fourth Street as well.
Attached are the meeting minutes from the iWG meeting that was held on April 9th, 2018.
The campus recognizes that we need to support the pollinator population on campus. Potential solutions include creating "Pollinator Pockets" in strategic locations throughout the campus grounds, and encouraging the use of native plants in appropriate landscape locations.
The F&S Landscape Architect is working with campus stakeholders and subject matter experts to develop sustainable landscape solutions that support pollinator populations.
Helen Coleman and Evan De Lucia approved $5,000 of funding from the Carbon Credit Sales Fund for Legal Counsel for Solar Farm 2.0 Request for Proposal (RFP).
An email of approval is attached below.