| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 25.13 |
| Liaison | Dennis Astl |
| Submission Date | Aug. 20, 2024 |
Palomar College
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.72 / 2.00 |
Total campus area:
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides | 1 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 182 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 71.50 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 254.50 Acres |
A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:
N/A
Percentage of grounds managed organically:
A brief description of the organic landscape management program:
Combined, our 2 Early Childhood Education Lab School sites have an approximately 1 acre of landscape that is managed organically. We do not spray or apply chemicals within 10 feet of these landscape areas. Weeds, pests and pathogens are mitigated by cultural and mechanical means in these landscape areas. Chemicals have yet to be used in these areas and if they should be needed the District is committed to using organic means of control.
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
A copy of the IPM plan or program:
A brief description of the IPM program:
When chemical control is required, it is always the last resort. Our team of on-site and contractor applicators are well trained, skilled, and overseen by certified staff to properly apply pesticides/herbicides when they are required, so that we mitigate impacts to the environment.
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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