University of California, San Diego
OP-T2-19: Native Plants

UC San Diego’s campus master plan and other approved planning document define the use of native plantings. Excerpts: “Indigenous vegetation should be considered as a landscape fabric that has a coastal sage and chaparral integrity and heritage to it.” “The use of grass as a ground cover is discouraged except in sunny locations where students, faculty…may gather on a lawn. Planting areas, to the greatest extent possible, should be covered by a variety of xeric-tolerant, indigenous, and ornamental shrubbery and ground cover.” The landscape management staff values the use of native plants; When reviewing plans for a new landscape, inclusion of appropriate native plantings are verified. For example recommending the use of Saliva clevelandii for a shrub in housing project instead of using Pittosporum crassifolium. UC San Diego landscape management employees are the unofficial watch dogs for the protection of existing native habitat adjacent to a new development. Plant material identification questions during employment hiring include common native plantings. The following site includes UC San Diego’s Master Plan, Neighborhood Plans, Guidelines and campus wide landscape Polices: http://physicalplanning.ucsd.edu The following site includes all scope of work services by UC San Diego Facilities Management Landscape Services: http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/management/landscaping/index.html

http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/management/landscaping/index.html