| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.87 |
| Liaison | Amy Parrish |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2021 |
Boise State University
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.01 / 2.00 |
Kat
Davis Sustainability Coordinator Campus Sustainability |
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Total campus area:
117.08
Hectares
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides | 0.40 Hectares |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 0 Hectares |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 116.68 Hectares |
| Total area of managed grounds | 117.08 Hectares |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
This includes all managed grounds.
Organic program
0.35
If reporting an organic program, provide:
Eco-Turf program to diversify the monoculture grass mix on campus with a new kind of ground cover. The clover in the mix is extremely drought-tolerant and maintains a dark green color once established, requiring less irrigation. By including this with the fescue grass, the soil will retain more moisture in dry periods and sustain the grass through the summer.
The clover in the mix is extremely drought-tolerant and maintains a dark green color once established, requiring less irrigation. By including this with the fescue grass, the soil will retain more moisture in dry periods and sustain the grass through the summer.
https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2020/09/24/eco-turf-planted-at-new-micron-center-for-materials-research-building/
The clover in the mix is extremely drought-tolerant and maintains a dark green color once established, requiring less irrigation. By including this with the fescue grass, the soil will retain more moisture in dry periods and sustain the grass through the summer.
https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2020/09/24/eco-turf-planted-at-new-micron-center-for-materials-research-building/
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
0
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
N/A
Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
Compost organic landscape waste, chip the tree branches trimmed on site, use that material back on the landscape to reduce inputs.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
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A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
The campus utilizes geothermal hot water underneath the sidewalks to utilize the heating for snow melt, reducing the labor needed to remove snow and reducing the chemicals added to campus to melt the snow.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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