| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.05 |
| Liaison | Herbert Sinnock |
| Submission Date | July 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Sheridan College (Ontario)
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 2.00 |
Gordon
Ide Manager, Facilities Services Facilities Services |
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
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 | 0 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 215 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 215 Acres |
A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds (e.g. the footprint of buildings and impervious surfaces, experimental agricultural land, areas that are not regularly managed or maintained):
N/A
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:
N/A
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an organic program:
A brief description of the organic land standard or landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials:
Sheridan performs minimal cutting of grass and allows grass to grow slightly longer. Lawns are routinely aerated, and fertilized twice per year. Overseed and top dress maintenance is also practiced in order to help build stronger root systems. There is no use of pesticides on grounds and handpicking majority of weeds as well as hand pruning is exercised in order to limit the use of gas-powered equipment. In addition, the bus pick up area at Davis campus has artificially installed turf areas in order to minimize the need for grass cutting, maintenance, and repair. Drought tolerant and perennial plants are used vs annual plants wherever possible. It is also noteworthy that Sheridan College does not use any method of mechanical irrigation systems on any of its campuses.
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
Invasive species are handpicked out of the ground as there is no use of pesticides. Sheridan implements drought tolerant plants as well as perennial instead of annual wherever possible.
The Medicine Wheel garden is an installation at Trafalgar Campus that includes native pollinator perennials planted in four quadrants. It is part of the Office for Sustainability’s efforts to promote biodiversity, support wildlife and increase green space. About 98% of the plants used in this garden are native to Southern Ontario. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes our connection with the circle of life in the universe. The garden includes sacred Indigenous plants and a variety of native pollinator-friendly plants.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Green initiatives into the design and construction of the Sheridan HMC campus resulted as a partnership between the College and the City of Mississauga. All of the parking for the HMC campus is constructed out of permeable pavement in order to meet the City’s Green Development Standards. Silva cell construction was implemented in the development of the flush Square One Drive. Silva Cells are a modular suspended pavement system that uses soil volumes to support large tree growth and provide powerful on-site stormwater management through absorption, evapotranspiration, and interception.
Sheridan’s Trafalgar campus features a natural creek that runs through the campus, which provides natural runoff for the surrounding area. The Davis campus features a pond that is used to retain and naturally filter rainwater collected from buildings, parking lots and other land surfaces (some of which is transferred to the adjoining stream).
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
All products that are reclaimed from the site are used on site as much as possible. In the institutions adjacent woodlots, felled trees would be left to decompose naturally. Those that obstruct pathways or that are in close proximity to buildings would be chipped and used on site. Cutting of grass is kept to a minimum, and when occurs, the clippings are dispersed and left to decompose instead of being bagged and collected.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
Scholars Green Park located at Sheridan’s HMC campus was specifically constructed with concern for the environment is at the centre of the park’s design, incorporating sustainable materials and green technologies in many of the features. The park creates a passive urban green space where architecture and landscape, and college and community intersect.
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):
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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