Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.74
Liaison James Speer
Submission Date Nov. 1, 2013
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Indiana State University
OP-T2-47: Xeriscaping

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Stephanie Krull
Grounds Manager
Facilities Management
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Does the institution use xeriscape landscaping techniques, including the selection of drought tolerant plants?:
Yes

A brief description of the program or practice:

Forty percent of campus is not irrigated and is planted intentionally with drought tolerant species that require only establishment watering. All parking lot islands fall under that category. We have been experimenting with multiple techniques to create shaded parking lots with healthy vegetated islands.


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