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Lawns to Meadows- 2009 TGIF Project
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Lawns To Meadows Grant Conversion Sites Campus Lawns Campus Map with Designated Recent Lawn Conversion Projects About the Lawns to Meadows Grant The goal of this project is to convert selected grass lawns across campus to regionally appropriate plants. They would include plants native to California, but also other Mediterranean climate locations around the world. In doing so, the grant promotes more efficient use of resources such as water and fossil fuels. Simultaneously, the sites will still maintain their open space features and acts as a communal and peaceful setting for students to use. The grant will be utilized to promote the efficient use of potable water resources, and improve energy efficiency through the reduction of fossil fuel consumption. The reknown neoclassical and picturesque features of the core landscape will be retained as these sustainable improvements are made. The Green Initiative Fund 400 Eshleman Hall #4500 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4500 510.643.2992 http://http://tgif.berkeley.edu/ [email protected] TGIF Team Members Kathy Tong, Student Intern Jim Horner, Capital Projects Theron Klos, Physical Plant Grounds Services Lutsko Associates, Landscape Architects Process: -Inventory of campus turf areas -Select demonstration sites via workshop -Select plants and grass substitutes -Record baseline water use -Design Sites -Apply principles campuswide as opportunities present themselves Next Steps: -Convert demonstration sites -Record water savings and publicize results Innovations and Qualities of the Campus’s Site Conversions: -Worn turf replaced with new plant types to reduce the use of scarce resources -Reduces labor needed for site maintenance -Increases plant diversity with native and Mediterranean plants -Promotes wildlife diversity by providing a varied environment -Balances lawns and play fields with a drought tolerant mixture of plants and more efficient irrigation water application -Open space/courtyards in ideal locations for student congregation and use -Porous pavement, decomposed granite, and stone pavers set in sand reduces and redirects storm water
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Lawns To Meadows Grant
Conversion Sites
Campus Lawns
Campus Map with Designated Recent Lawn Conversion Projects
About the Lawns to Meadows GrantThe goal of this project is to convert selected grass lawns across campus to regionally appropriate plants. They would include plants native to California, but also other Mediterranean climate locations around the world. In doing so, the grant promotesmore ecient use of resources such as water and fossil fuels. Simultaneously, the sites will still maintain their open space features and acts as a communal and peaceful setting for students to use. The grant will be utilized to promote the ecient use of potable water resources, and improve energy eciency through the reduction of fossil fuel consumption. The reknownneoclassical and picturesque features of the core landscape will be retained as these sustainable improvements are made.
The Green Initiative Fund
400 Eshleman Hall #4500
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-4500
510.643.2992
http://http://tgif.berkeley.edu/
TGIF Team Members
Kathy Tong, Student Intern
Jim Horner, Capital Projects
Theron Klos, Physical Plant Grounds Services
Lutsko Associates, Landscape Architects
Process:-Inventory of campus turf areas-Select demonstration sites via workshop-Select plants and grass substitutes-Record baseline water use-Design Sites-Apply principles campuswide as opportunities present themselves
Next Steps:-Convert demonstration sites-Record water savings and publicize results
Innovations and Qualities of the Campuss Site Conversions:-Worn turf replaced with new plant types to reduce the use of scarce resources-Reduces labor needed for site maintenance-Increases plant diversity with native and Mediterranean plants-Promotes wildlife diversity by providing a varied environment-Balances lawns and play elds with a drought tolerant mixture of plants and more ecient irrigation water application-Open space/courtyards in ideal locations for student congregation and use-Porous pavement, decomposed granite, and stone pavers set in sand reduces and redirects storm water
