| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.05 |
| Liaison | Juliana Goodlaw-Morris |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
California State University, San Marcos
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 2.00 |
Floyd
Dudley II Director Facility Services |
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Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
304
Acres
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses a four-tiered approach | 0 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an organic land care standard or sustainable landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials | 0 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 166 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 166 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
We have an area on campus that is not developed and is not managed (except in cases of floods and fire) by the campus. But it is not "managed" grounds.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
0
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
Ecolab- Primarily services our perimeter buildings by placing bate stations at each building. These bate stations are for the prevention of mice, rats and roaches. We do contact them for special needs such as: Fruit flies, ants, or inside building infestation of mice etc. Ecolab provides service once per month and when called upon.
AGpest- Is our outdoor pest control provider. They monitor our gopher, rat and mice problems. AGpest visits our campus four times per month. Our grounds lead directs AGpest to areas where we have noticed increased activity. We have also used AGpest to help in our swallow remediation. A very safe netting material is used to deter swallows from nesting in and around structures.
Bee Guys- The bee Guys are used on an on call basis. They remove bees from areas such as: irrigation boxes, tress or wherever there is a nest. The bees are removed live.
Landgraphics- Is our landscaping vendor. They monitor our swales, drains after rain and weed whip any growth within the swales to prevent a “wetlands” appearance.
Our grounds crew- Our grounds crew is responsible for placing approved mosquito bate in areas where ponding is found. They have been instructed to look out for water ponding in large pot dishes etc. They also monitor catch basins. We recently purchased water pumps to drain large catch basins to prevent standing water.
Organic Program
0
If reporting an organic program, provide:
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Optional Fields
On new projects, we use native plant material. The service road vegetation is naturally managed with no irrigation.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
The campus irrigation system uses the well located on campus, bios wales and detention basins.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
The campus partners with several food vendors on site to collect bio food waste such as coffer grounds and vegetable waste which are used in our compost pile. We also compost grass cuttings and recycle green waste.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
Campus has extremely limited landscape lighting other than ADA compliant pathway lighting.
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution (e.g. use of environmentally preferable landscaping materials, initiatives to reduce the impacts of ice and snow removal, wildfire prevention):
We use native plants on our campus grounds and we are removing non-natives and putting them in overtime. In addition, we have a hillside that in 2013 burned through a wildfire, so now we are more pro-active on that hillside, ensuring that it is covered in native vegetation.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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