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Land and Water iCAP Team (Ongoing)

Project History

  • Urban Biodiversity Master Plan Student Support

    10/3/2022

    Biodiversity Plan intern Gabriel Harper-Hagen is looking for students and student groups to help him develop two iNaturalist surveys for the project. Here is the detailed explanation from Gabe:

  • L&W iCAP Meeting 9/16/2022

    9/16/2022

    On September 16th, the Land & Water iCAP team met to identify projects that need to be wrapped up, review the key priorities document, and discuss recommendations to be completed in the short term.

    Meeting minutes are attached.
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Project Family

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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