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Landscape
Where are we now?
- Integrated pest management program and adoption of best management practices
- Organic fertilizers, compost, minimal pesticide use, sustainable plantings
- Arboretum and walking tour
- Arboretum Committee
- Faculty use of campus as a living laboratory
- 3 miles of walking trails
- Wildlife management area
- Use of biodiesel in our diesel equipment
- Use of Ice-ban(environmentally friendly brewing waste)to minimize salt use
- Permeable pavement in new parking lots
- Oya Hill Quad development encouraging outdoor study and exercise
- Oya Hill Ice Rink (winter), Volleyball (summer)and year round basketball access
- Brickyard Pond health improvements completed
- Hazardous tree evaluation completed
- Health and condition of each tree analyzed and recorded
Where do we want to be?
- Updated Tree inventory
- Continued maintenance of wildlife management area
- Year round outdoor activities available to students
- Development of x-country ski trail
- Best practices manual completed
- Buffer zones near pond and river
How do we get there?
- Update GPS tree inventory
- Continued access to training for grounds crew
- Continued use of IPM
- Maintain partnership with USDA in the wildlife management areas and Owls stadium
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