| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.25 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.80 / 2.00 |
Dan
O'Brien Associate Director Facilities |
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Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
1,600
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 | 200 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 | 800 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 0 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 1,000 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
There are 800 acres of woodlands, as well as 165 building footprints, 43 acres of paved surface parking, three parking decks, approximately 100 acres of leased farm land and at least 9 miles of asphalt roadways.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
20
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
Lehigh requires BrightView, our landscape service provider, to maintain Lehigh's grounds in accordance with a BrightView IPM plan. IPM is the selection, integration, and implementation of pest control based on predicted economic, ecological, and sociological consequences. IPM is a pest population management system that utilizes all techniques and information to reduce pest populations at a tolerable level while protecting against hazards to humans, animals, and the environment.
BrightView follows the philosophy that if a pest is present, they determine where the pest is located and on how many plants. They determine when the most susceptible life stage of the pest is and choose most effective, least toxic control products. BrightView uses five levels or tiers.
Fundamental 1: Maintain pest population at low levels.
Fundamental 2: Entire landscape is the management unit and is working as an ecosystem.
Fundamental 3: Use of natural control agent is maximized including only treating plants with problems and selecting pesticides that cause least disruption to beneficials.
Fundamental 4: Any management procedure may produce unexpected and undesirable effects.
Fundamental 5: Management approach should be interdisciplinary.
Organic Program
80
If reporting an organic program, provide:
The 800 acres of woodlands on campus are naturally maintained. No fertilizers, chemicals, fungicides, or herbicides are used.
Optional Fields
Native and ecologically appropriate plants are used in all the new plantings. Only when necessary, are pesticides used for spot treatments.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
At Goodman Campus, most athletic fields are watered with untreated ground water rather than with potable water. Most areas on the main campus never receive any irrigation at all; the only exception is one main lawn area with an irrigation system currently served by only a potable water source.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
Lehigh has a waste collection site for landscape materials throughout the year. Mulch, which is the finished product, is applied throughout the year.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
Main campus is maintained as an arboretum, with shade trees diminishing the need for air conditioning in summer months.
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):
Installation of permeable surfaces that reduce the amount of runoff on campus has become standard practice in all renovations of campus grounds. Smart irrigation has been added to all renovation of grounds.
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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