| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.14 |
| Liaison | Aaron Durnbaugh |
| Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Loyola University Chicago
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.12 / 2.00 |
Aaron
Durnbaugh Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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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):
293
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 | 130 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 103 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 233 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Buildings and roadways on Lake Shore Campus were excluded (60 acres).
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
0
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
N/A
Organic Program
55.79
If reporting an organic program, provide:
LUREC is a 100 acre site that is managed as a retreat house, farm and ecological restoration site. This is all managed with IPM and organic practices although we don't have an IPM policy.
The Lake Shore Campus is 95 acres. Of that, only 30 acres is in landscape, the rest being buildings, roadways and sidewalks. Of this only 3 acres are not managed organically or within IPM practices.
Optional Fields
Loyola includes native landscaping on its grounds to honor the region's natural heritage and to provide habitat for native fauna. Installation of native vegetation helps reduce water use due to the vegetation's evolved ability to adapt to dry summer conditions.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Our award-winning stormwater plan returns water to the ground and Lake Michigan instead of the combined sewer system.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
Plant material generated by Loyola grounds is brought to Loyola's gardens where it is composted onsite. The composting results in nutrients which are then applied to the garden beds. Loyola's Urban Agriculture Demonstration Gardens Project gives students the experience to learn about aerobic composting.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
There isn't very much we have done here. We have retrofitted all on-campus street lights to LEDs in 2012.
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):
Loyola's Facilities Management oversees the maintenance of campus grounds including snow removal. Recognizing the importance of protecting the watershed and Lake Michigan, Facilities Management applies sugar beet-based anti-icing granules. The sugar beet-based application is applied to campus roads and sidewalks before and during snowy, icy weather to effectively melt snow and ice for safe conditions.
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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