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Grounds/Land
Purchasing, Consumption, Waste Disposal,
Research/Projects, Education
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Current Green Strides at Colgate
- On-campus fertilization with 80% organic
fertilizer
- Continuing efforts to reduce chemical use
(pesticides, herbicides, etc.) on campus grounds.
- Testing of organic herbicides and insecticides
- Landscaping
- Heavy mulching around trees and shrubs
- Transport of campus leaf collection to local
farms for use as cow bedding
- Over 25 acres seeded with better quality grass
- No longer chemical spraying of trees - all
treatments are by injections (in upper 6 to 8 inches of tree and that prevents
leaching into the groundwater)
- Planning of tree replacements, currently a 10
year plan
Research/Progress Made
- Movement to make Seven Oaks golf course more
environmentally sensitive, including steps to become an Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary.
Initiatives at other Universities/Communities
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Methodist College, NC - On this
golf-course-centered campus, students and staff are creating an inventory of
plants and wildlife, which will provide a critical foundation for future
conservation projects. (National Wildlife Federation, Campus Ecology, 2002)
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Indiana
University, IN - Nature-loving students are bringing a little bit of prairie
onto campus, creating a demonstration site of native plants and nesting
boxes, and teaching other students about the plants and their importance.
(National Wildlife Federation, Campus Ecology, 2002)
Potential Green Strides at Colgate
Site Specific
- Tree Planting
- Take steps to remove invasive species from
Colgate lands/community
- Planting of native species on campus
University
- Compost leaves and lawn clippings
- Campus zoning for green space – establish areas
that will be zoned for non-development
- Establish conservation easements on off-campus
landholdings through Madison Heritage Land Trust
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