| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.37 |
| Liaison | Suchi Daniels |
| Submission Date | Jan. 14, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-T2-19: Native Plants
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Barbara S.
Donerly, RA, AICP, LEED AP Assistant Director Facilities Planning |
Does the institution prioritize the use of native plant species in landscaping?:
A brief description of the native plant program, policy, or practice:
USF has given priority to using native plant species and drought-tolerant species for many years, especially with the institutional focus on sustainability and design of LEED buildings.
Recent projects feature the native landscapes, including the Patel Center for Global Solutions, the Interdisciplinary Science Center, the Park at Collins, and many other un-named campus landscape improvements.
The USF Botanical Gardens provides on-going university and community opportunities for learning about native landscape plants with lectures, workshops, weekend festivals, community garden, and plant shop. It consists of 16 acres of gardens and is part of the Greenway on the USF Tampa campus.
The Gardens maintain a living collection of more than 3,000 of plants, animals and natural habitats. The gardens house ongoing research in medical botany and provide opportunities for service-learning to USF students.
With about 35,000 annual visitors, the gardens serve as an important outreach component of USF. Please see:
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/FacilitiesPlan/Campus%20Planning/GOP/Combined_GOP_USF_2010_Final%20Review_08_Conservation_082411.pdf
http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-10-051.pdf
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/Sustainability/Initiatives/denivironment.html
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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