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Key Objective: 7.2 Sustainable Plantings & Maintenance Across Campus

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 7, objective 2 is "Design and maintain campus landscapes in a more sustainable manner; expand the specification of sustainable plantings in campus landscaping standards, and develop and implement a tree care plan by FY16 and an integrated pest management program by FY17."

Associated Metric

No metric specified for this objective

Explanation

A Sustainable Plantings Consultation Group could be formed to evaluate existing campus landscaping standards and to identify ways in which these standards should be changed to increase the use of native and sustainable plantings across campus.  This group would include experts at F&S, the Prairie Research Institute, and other faculty and staff with relevant expertise.  Expansion of native and sustainable plantings would provide benefits in terms of reduced maintenance and irrigation needs, as well as in increased biodiversity, an example being pollinators.  It is also important to evaluate campus maintenance practices with respect to landscaped areas.  Campus could develop and implement a tree care plan, as well as an Integrated Pest Management program.  

Associated Project

Project History

  • 10/30/2023
    I'm doing some work with the USFWS on an urban pollinator habitat project and have a couple questions I'm hoping F&S can help me with (or send me in the right direction.)Do we have an accurate map or GIS layer of current UIUC landholdings (...
  • 9/22/2023
    Kevin, Erwin, Our drillers are looking to get on site next week for the Geotech borings – on the areas to the south of the Project it looks like the area is actively farmed, is there any type of notification we need to do to the University...