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Increase Agroforestry on Campus [ARCHIVED] (Ongoing)

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The 2015 iCAP, chapter 7, objective 5 is "Increase carbon sequestration in campus soils by determining the sequestration value of existing plantings and identifying locations for additional plantings, with a specific objective of converting at least 50 acres of U of I farmland to agroforestry...View full description »

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Carbon sequestration is the process through which land management practices absorb and sink carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Sequestration activities can reduce climate change by enhancing carbon storage in trees and soils, preserving existing tree and soil carbon, and by reducing...View full background »

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7.5 Total acres of agroforestry

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  • FY 2008:

    Includes the Illini Grove, the South Arboretum Woods, and the Forestry Tract

  • FY 2013:

    Added Woody Perennial Polyculture site at Sustainable Student Farm

  • FY 2015:

    Added Multifunctional Woody Polyculture at Energy Farm

  • FY 2018:

    Forestry Tract additional area

  • FY 2020:

    Solar Farm 2.0 buffer added

Total Number of Acres Converted to Agroforestry since 2015

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