Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 54.76 |
Liaison | Amy McElhinney |
Submission Date | March 22, 2021 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Mount Union
OP-9: Landscape Management
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 2.00 |
Anson
Gross Grounds and Fleet Supervisor Physical Plant |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
123
Acres
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) | 123 Acres |
Total area of managed grounds | 123 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):
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Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
0
A copy of the IPM plan or program:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
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Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an organic program:
0
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:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Our long range plan is to remove impervious surfaces on campus. Use bio-rention basins on all new improvements.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
Recycle program information.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
None
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):
All leaves collected during leaf removal are composted (Mikes Landscaping). There has been a reduction in the number of annuals planted compared to perennials, as well as an increase in natives versus invasive plant species. Mulch is used to decrease the volume of water needed to maintain flower beds.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data from Anson Gross.
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