University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-T2-2: Local Offsets Program

From 2011-2013 USF has planted more than 2700 trees on campus in partnership with the City of Tampa and the Hillsborough County Public Schools to offset the GHG emissions. Much of this planting has been completed with the support of student volunteers and organizations. The Greenway has been incrementally developed through the phased implementation of the stormwater management plan, the implementation of related landscape improvements, development of built edges through decisive placement of future buildings along the edges of the Greenway, and completion of circulation routes linking one area of the Greenway to another. These efforts have resulted in linking habitat islands, reducing heat islands, improving students’ direct relationship with local flora and fauna, and providing increased opportunities for both active and passive recreation and improved pedestrian flow. In addition, parts of the Greenway (especially the forestry reserve, recreational forest, and Botanical Garden) actively sequester carbon dioxide and thus provide offsets for the campus’ carbon footprint. Please see: http://psgs.usf.edu/usf-office-of-sustainability/initiatives/designed-environment/