| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.33 |
| Liaison | Jessica Bilecki |
| Submission Date | March 14, 2024 |
University of the Pacific
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.86 / 2.00 |
Toby
Rose Senior Superintendent Physical Plant |
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Total campus area:
175
Acres
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides | 1.50 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 71 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 13.50 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 86 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Acreage was excluded for campus areas that are impervious and consist of building footprints, roads, parking lots, walkways and other hardscaped surfaces.
Organic program
1.74
If reporting an organic program, provide:
The 1 acre Ted & Chris Robb garden and .5 acre Sacramento Campus Community Garden are managed according to basic Grow BioIntensive principles. Only ecologically friendly materials are used in this space. No inorganic fertilizers, pesticide or fungicides are used in this area. Both gardens are managed to support healthy soils and thus healthy plants via no-till, crop rotations, cover crops, and adding compost.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
82.56
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
A brief description of the IPM program:
Pacific Grounds staff on the Stockton campus follow guidelines of the attached IPM program. The IPM plan sets goals, explains IPM Concepts and basic criteria for applying IPM best practices.
Optional Fields
The university utilizes native or drought tolerant plants that are zoned correctly. We use the various plant guides for proper plant selection. Only in unique cases do we differ from this process. In addition, there is a native plant garden and the John Muir botanic area. The John Muir area features site appropriate plants mentioned in John Muir's writings and replaced water intensive lawn.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Water retention and infiltration is aided by 9 bio-swales. Bio-swales were installed in conjunction with LEED certified building projects. Knoles field offers additional retention and recharge as it serves as an over flow for the city drainage system. As of Summer 2020 100% of irrigated areas use a non-potable water. Potable water use is minimized as standard practice by utilizing infrastructure that minimizes water use such as drip irrigation or low-flow nozzles, low-flow faucets and toilets.
In 2023 magnation was added to the system that pumps water from the Calaveras to irrigation lines. This device utilizes engineered magnetic fields to remove impurities from the water and build-up in pipes. This results in needing less energy to pump water through the system, fewer water conditioners and less overall water use due to better water absorption by the soil.
In 2023 magnation was added to the system that pumps water from the Calaveras to irrigation lines. This device utilizes engineered magnetic fields to remove impurities from the water and build-up in pipes. This results in needing less energy to pump water through the system, fewer water conditioners and less overall water use due to better water absorption by the soil.
A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
All landscape green waste materials are collected by our waste hauler. It is composted or mulched along with the city's green waste at their facility and delivered back to the University for use in landscaping as needed.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
All new landscape designs go through an internal approval process. During the design process many things are considered regarding energy efficiency and landscaping. For example: The southern side of building should be lined with deciduous trees. In the winter the tree defoliates exposing the building so that it can benefit from the direct heat from the sun. During the summer the leaves shade the building.
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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