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Also known as Campus & Grounds,
we are responsible for the maintenance of nearly everything
on the main campus exterior (above and below ground). We are
also involved in most exterior improvement projects. We have
little involvement with facilities off-campus such as Athletic
Dept. facilities and off-campus housing.
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Turf Care:
Green lawns requires
mowing, edging, watering, re-seeding, and fertilizing. Our goal
is to maintain vigorous, healthy lawns with minimal or no use
of pesticides.
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Planting
Bed Maintenance: Our
plants require continual attention and care by our skilled Groundskeepers.
All trimmings, plant debris, and weeds from these areas are composted. |
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Tree
Care: We have
over 3,300 trees representing over 500 species at the University
of Oregon.
Our Campus Arborist, John Anthony,
performs continual
inspections and maintenance
on the towering flora. |
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Landscape Irrigation:
You may think western Oregon as rainy and wet, but we have
quite dry summers. Without irrigation, our turf, plants,
and trees
would become stressed and vulnerable to pests. Most of campus
utilizes automatic irrigation controls, which we are in
the
process of these to computerized, weather-based controls.
This system helps us meet our goals to conserve water while
promoting plant health.
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Litter
Pickup: Over 25,000
students, faculty, and staff on 230 acres of campus requires a
continual effort to keep the campus clean.
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Campus
Color Spots: We plant
bulbs, flowers
and plants to keep campus colorful
all year. |
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Landscape
Design: The beauty
of our campus involves careful planning and design. |
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Leaf Control
and Composting:
Over 3,300 trees
produce considerable leaf debris in the fall. Our
goal is to prevent leaves from creating unsafe conditions on
walks, clogging drains, and smothering lawns. All the leaves
collected are then composted. Go
to the Campus Recycling Composting
page to see details.
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Snow
and ice removal:
Eugene gets very few snow or ice storms, but when they occur
our team has primary responsibility of making walks and
drives as safe as possible.
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Tree
and Bench Memorials: We plant trees and install
benches and plaques to honor those who have served or contributed
to the university. See our memorials
site to find out how you can donate.
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Campus
Furnishings: We are responsible for all the
non-living, essential fixtures on campus such as benches, bike
racks, bollards, map stations, shelters, fences, retaining walls,
trash cans, smokers posts, and light poles. |
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Paving:
All the campus walks, plazas, ramps, and stairs require periodic
cleaning and/or resurfacing. |
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Parking Lot Maintenance:
We assist the
Department of Public
Safety in routine cleaning and resurfacing of parking lots.
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Campus Signs:
Most of our signs are made by our skilled sign maker on our
Construction
Team. We are responsible for installation and maintenance
of nearly all campus signs.
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Underground
Utility Locating: Before
any digging occurs, we make sure no vital utilities are in the
way or could be damaged. |
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Utility
Mapping: We are continually
updating underground utility maps. Errors could cause serious
risks to future excavation operations.
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Storm
Water System: We are
responsible for avoiding unwanted lakes and puddles on campus.
Through the use of bio-swales, green roofs, a healthy tree canopy,
and pervious paving, we are slowing down storm water movement
by promoting ground infiltration, transpiration, and evaporation.
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Pest Management:
In addition to pest control on campus grounds, we are also responsible
for pest control in academic buildings. Our program utilizes
the principles of Integrated
Pest Management (IPM). This approach stresses prevention
and the use of non-chemical controls when possible. It also
limits the use of pesticides unless pest populations are over
predetermined‘Action Thresholds'. Our IPM
Program is under the guidance and oversight of the department
of Environmental
Health & Safety.
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Special
projects: We are involved
in several special projects with other
campus departments. |
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