University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OP-4: Ecologically Managed Grounds
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.59 / 5.00 |
Steve
Gooch Director Grounds Services |
4.1 Organic landscaping/grounds services
Online location of the institution’s IPM protocol:
Copy of the institution’s IPM protocol:
Do the institution’s landscaping/grounds services publish, on at least an annual basis, an inventory of the synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides used on campus grounds?:
Online location of the institution’s chemical inventory:
Copy of the institution’s most recent chemical inventory:
Do the institution’s landscaping/grounds services manage one or more sites or pilot projects without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s organic landscaping/grounds policies and practices:
Proactive stormwater management strategies have positively affected landscapes throughout campus. Some of the strategies adopted include reforesting areas to augment the evapo-transpiration of stormwater through trees. On sloped and shaded areas, turf grass is being replaced with low maintenance perennial ground covers that hold stormwater more effectively. Rain gardens, daylit streams, and riparian buffers are additional methods employed to reduce stormwater runoff and improve stormwater quality. At all of these reforested areas, replanted slopes, and stormwater management features, organic standards have been adopted that eliminate the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides.
Have the institution’s landscaping/grounds services eliminated their use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and herbicides?:
Online resource affirming the organic status of the institution’s landscaping/grounds services:
Document affirming the organic status of the institution’s landscaping/grounds services:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:
4.2 Ratio of ecologically managed green space to total managed green space
Area protected or restored:
Area of tree canopy:
Area managed organically:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following four figures:
Ratio of tree canopy to total managed green space:
Ratio of areas managed organically to total managed green space:
Points earned for indicator OP 4.2:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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