Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.74
Liaison Taryn Wilkinson
Submission Date Oct. 3, 2013
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Niagara College Canada
OP-T2-47: Xeriscaping

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Al Unwin
Chair, School of Environmental & Horticultural Studies
School of Environmental & Horticultural Studies
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Does the institution use xeriscape landscaping techniques, including the selection of drought tolerant plants?:
Yes

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A brief description of the program or practice:
The Green Lung Plan at the Welland Campus and the Living Lab Plan at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Campus have both integrated many of the principles of xeriscaping. The revitalized campus removed significant amounts of turf requiring significant watering and replaced it with many native plant species intended to replicate the Carolinian forest that was historically on site. Some of the pathways and ground cover have also been mulched to decrease the need for watering.

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