| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.20 |
| Liaison | Lauren Poole |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2021 |
Colorado School of Mines
OP-9: Landscape Management
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0.00 / 2.00 |
Lauren
Poole Sustainability Coordinator EHS |
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Total campus area:
500
Acres
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 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 0 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 242.50 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 242.50 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Mines presides over large geological survey fields located southwest of Highway 6 going through Golden, Colorado. These fields are used for geology and civil engineering student field sessions, where they learn about surveying techniques and the geologic characteristics of Golden, Colorado. While these fields are commonly used by Mines, they are not maintained.
Organic program
0
If reporting an organic program, provide:
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
0
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
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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:
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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:
Our main effort is to grow a healthy, dense turf which does not allow weeds to germinate and spread. We use conventional herbicides but only spray affected areas. We do not do broadcast spraying like a home lawn care service. We use granular pre-emergent herbicide on rock beds to avoid herbicide spraying during most of the year. We have a good contractor spray the survey field open space, and I do spot spraying around the edge of campus, to control the invasive noxious weeds that the State of Colorado mandates us to eliminate. There are no large stands of weeds where we could use insect control of the weeds. We have minimal insect problems. We contract out to a tree service to inject half of our ash trees every year, to be proactive and try to prevent lost to the emerald ash bore. To maintain the high-quality level of the campus, which is expected by management and clients, we need to use mostly conventional methods and chemicals. Compared to other large agencies where I have worked, we use minimal quantities of herbicides and I do not see any detrimental effect on our environment or danger to the campus community. One of the keys is to apply the proper herbicide at the correct time in the life cycle of the plant to maximize control.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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