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Land and Water iCAP Team (Ongoing)

Project History

  • LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed - Transmitted

    12/15/2022

    Following approval by the iCAP Working Group, Jennifer Fraterrigo, iSEE Associate Director for Campus Sustainability, transmitted the LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed to F&S Associate Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, Ehab Kamarah, on 12/15/

  • LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed - Submitted

    12/8/2022

    The Land and Water iCAP Team submitted the attached LW004 Monarchs Need Milkweed recommendation to the iWG on 12/7/22. The team also submitted a supplemental map (attached) of proposed milkweed locations. The recommendation states as follows:
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Description

The Land & Water iCAP Team covers the majority of the objectives for the former ALUFS and WSW Teams, with the exception of the Food objective. This group will focus on land use, agriculture on campus, carbon sequestration, water, and stormwater issues outlined in the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP). The goals for the group include conserving potable water, sustainably handling stormwater, and reducing emissions from on-campus agriculture and land use. 

Background

This team focused on the objectives found in Chapter 4 of the iCAP 2020:

4.1 Reduce potable water consumption to 721,500 kgal/year by FY24, which is a reduction of 45% from the FY08 baseline. 

4.2 Implement the Resilient Landscape Strategy recommendations by FY24.

4.2.1 Increase the number of trees on campus by 1,500 by FY24 and by 3,000 by FY30.

4.2.2 Increase the number of ground-level pollinator-friendly landscaping areas on campus by 50% from the FY19 baseline by April 2024.

4.2.3 Double the number of on-campus green infrastructure installations from 24 to 48 by FY24.

4.3 Use cover crops in at least 20% of the South Farms acreage by FY24.

4.4 Monitor soil health by collecting soil analyses for all South Farms land parcels by FY24.

 

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Project Team

  • Primary Contact:

    Nikki Palella

    Project Leader:

    Carmen Marlene Ugarte

    Team Members:

    • Jonathon Mosley
    • Emily Heaton
    • Brent Lewis
    • Betsy Liggett
    • Maria Chu
    • Kavya Mula
    • Mickey Castigador
    • Therese Egner

    Prior Contacts:

    • Art Schmidt
    • Eliana Brown
    • Mallory Mahen
    • Jamie Ellis
    • Frank Colaciccio
    • Marcus Benoff
    • Nicolas Ramkumar
    • Julia Marsaglia

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