| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.64 |
| Liaison | Lawrence Brien |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
State University of New York at Brockport
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
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 | 464 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) | 0 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 464 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):
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:
The IPM consists of monitoring the fields for weeds, insects and diseases in the turf and landscaping. The IPM also consists of creating pest tolerance levels, reducing stress on the turf caused by weed growth, and evaluating management strategies. Pesticides are only applied when pests exceed the tolerance levels, and pesticides are applied only to the infested areas. There is no preventative pesticide applications used on this
campus.
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:
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
The campus uses mainly native plants as long as they are not susceptible to pests, weather, and diseases. Non-native species are used for foliage, flowers, or educational benefits.The campus has provided for and maintains a no-development zone and acreage on the west side of campus that has been planted with trees (by Boy Scouts) and left unmowed to attract wildlife. About 150 acres of land is included in this zone and includes fish ponds where research is done on certain species of fish.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
All grass trimmings and leaves are composted annually and when necessary throughout the year. Mulching is utilized via mowers. This compost is then used as a top dressing and soil amendment in planting. The campus composts pre-consumer vegetation waste from the dining facilities as well.
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 (e.g. use of environmentally preferable landscaping materials, initiatives to reduce the impacts of ice and snow removal, wildfire prevention):
During the winter season, the campus has snow removal from 6am to 3:30pm, Monday through Friday. This is determined by the ground supervisor. Weather related emergencies exist when two or more inches of wet snow have fallen or when three or more inches of light now has fallen. This also includes sleet and ice cover conditions.
Snow removal includes plows, ice chippers, shoveling, and deicing agents. The campus is currently searching to reduce its carbon footprint by reducing the paths plowed down to necessity.
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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