| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.45 |
| Liaison | Lisa Lonie |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Haverford College
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 2.00 |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
216
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) | 69 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 69 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Buildings, parking lots and woodlands are not included. Woodlands are managed for safety issues only.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
0
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
Through a contracted arrangement with John B. Ward campus grounds are inspected throughout the year and treatment for specific problems are made. We follow ANSI A300 Best Management Practices.
Organic Program
0
If reporting an organic program, provide:
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Optional Fields
The preferred plants meet native criteria on one of 3 levels, native to: 1)SE Pennsylvania, 2)East Coast 3)USA, North America. Exotic plants are used to maintain plant diversity for history and study. Norway Maples, Buddleia and Burning Bush are actively removed.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Streambank riparian restoration of stream from pond to Haverford College Apartments. Planting wetland buffer zones around pond. Installing a stormwater retention basins. Installing gray water system and the use of superficial water table recharge wells.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
Grass clippings are not collected but are left to decompose and provide a source of Nitrogen. Leaves collected are composted with layers of topsoil and are turned monthly. All woody tree and brush clippings are chipped and recycled into mulch. Tree removals are chipped and recycled as mulch except larger logs, shipped to plywood plants or made into firewood.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
Lloyd Parking Lot: wooded
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):
Magnesium Chloride which is safer for concrete, plants, trees shrubs and turf is given priority on walkways. Sand is also used extensively to provide traction and to reduce the ice melter that is being used.
Snow poles are installed on campus that not only marks sidewalks during snow storms but keeps vehicles and equipment off turf areas, therefore reducing compaction.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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