8/18/22: Transition to Organic, Ecological Landscapes for Campuses Workshop

This workshop, hosted by AASHE, Herbicide-Free Campus and top university leaders in ecological land management, provides an in depth look at the current state of organic land management on university campuses. Campuses need to have collaborative and supportive environments to transition away from synthetic pesticide usage. In this workshop expert Sustainability Directors and Grounds Managers will share their technical examples followed by discussion and networking time to share resources and problem solve both by region and knowledge level. Potential barriers to stakeholder buy-in will be addressed for how to convince your finance and operations departments that an organic transition is possible, and in fact necessary to reach universities’ climate goals. Topics of the workshop will include: cost, ecological benefits, soil health, water retention, alternatives to synthetic inputs, climate resilience and student participation.

This workshop is for Sustainability and Grounds Professionals, students, faculty or administration who are interested in learning about how to best support the transition to organic on campus landscapes. All knowledge levels are welcome regardless of the state of campus land management and herbicide use. We will also touch upon the AASHE STARS Grounds credit and how to work to improve your score by moving towards organic landscaping and biodiversity enhancement.

Register here.