Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.27
Liaison Tracy Edwards
Submission Date May 16, 2013
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Frostburg State University
OP-T2-19: Native Plants

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Gregory Partsch
Landscape Tech./Supervisor
Physical Plant Department
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Does the institution prioritize the use of native plant species in landscaping?:
Yes

A brief description of the native plant program, policy, or practice:

Frostburg State University promotes the use of native plants on campus. The campus arboretum is a haven for all plants native to Western Maryland. The University is applying for membership into Tree Campus USA, with a focus of using trees native to the North Eastern United States. Several departments recommend the use of native plants during the review stages of new construction, and will require the use of natives in new construction as part of the Tree Campus USA guidelines. The University restricts the planting of invasive species on campus. Also there has been several mass planting of native trees on campus during the last couple of years.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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