理由是维护

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联系:812-237-8716

使命宣言

The 理由是维护 工作人员 at Indiana State is committed to keeping our campus healthy, 为所有学生安全、美丽, 工作人员, 教师和访客. This involves providing excellent circulation routes throughout campus and caring for a vast and diverse plant community between the buildings and pathways. The Grounds 工作人员 is committed to this 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

一般部门背景

我们在外地有19名工作人员, supported by our Grounds Manager and Administrative Assistant. 关于 12 students are hired every summer to supplement the crews. 校园分为六个区域. Each area has an appointed Gardener who plans the work flow and works alongside their crew each day.

Grounds personnel groom, plant, fertilize and clean up all the plants on campus. 它们使小路远离碎片, 在寒冷的月份清除冰雪, 保持一切整洁. 他们修剪树木, 常年床层养护, 一年生床花种植及设计, 草坪维护任务.

Our 工作人员 supports any special outdoor activities with assistance in planning and organizing, 提供材料, 并在活动结束后进行清理. We also perform a wide variety of other outdoor tasks impossible to list for 住宅生活, 体育运动, 学术部门, , 还有校园里的其他客户.

树的维护-美国树校园

ISU is certified as a Tree 校园 USA by the National Arbor Day 基金会 and the State Urban Forester’s Office. This certification is renewed yearly, and requires that we meet five standards. 我们必须有一个树木养护计划, 我们每年春天庆祝植树节, and dedicate funds specifically to tree care, 组织一个服务项目, and convene a 校园 Tree Advisory Committee.  If you are student or 工作人员 and interested in serving on the Advisory Board contact Grounds at 237-8716 or email 史蒂芬妮.Krull@strassenhuren.net. 

We recently updated and modernized our Tree Inventory using a portable GPS device. We have over 3500 trees on university properties in town with over 2200 on the main campus. The inventory will allow us to more effectively increase diversity, 监测危险树木, and validate the benefits provided by tree canopy.

灌溉现代化

大约60%的校园被灌溉. Scheduling and application of irrigation water is controlled by a TUCOR software program. This takes into account the average rainfall and temperatures which historically occur during the growing season (April to October). 尽可能节约用水.

Our campus irrigation water supply is drawn from ground water throughout the campus through a system of eight(8) wells, and replenished on campus through a system of dry wells, 排水沟壑和蓄水区. Most watering occurs at night, using recommended application rates. However, it is not always possible to water only at night. Watering of newly laid sod and construction installations sometimes occurs during the day.

草坪维护-回归基本

Our sports fields and the turf surrounding the athletic facilities are maintained using industry common practices as promoted by modern turf science. Our gardeners are trained by the Midwest Regional Turf 基金会 and certified by the State of Indiana. The remaining 75% of the campus is being systematically restored to a healthy soil base that supports a mixed turf lawn.

We use organic fertilizers and a combination of aeration, over-seeding and spot weed treatment to maintain a healthy green turf. This is a low impact method employed to save cost, reduce herbicide usage, and promote soil vigor. The turf in this 75% of campus will have a certain percentage of clover and other broadleaf plants.

室外害虫管理- ipm

只要有可能, the preferred method is to use biological controls or natural substances for controlling pests, 植物病害, 校园里杂草丛生, 当自然多样性规划失败时. This allows us to limit the type and quantity of chemical and other less desirable controls.

If the use of chemicals is unavoidable, we use less potent chemicals whenever possible. Chemicals are applied according to safety regulations and guidelines. Application usually occurs during the early morning hours or on weekends to limit interaction within the campus community.

除雪政策-全面服务

在冬季, the Grounds 部门 is responsible for snow and ice removal from building entrances, ADA的特性, 还有人行道. Our primary emphasis is to maintain as safe a walking surface as possible. We contract snow removal in the parking areas, but cannot plow close to parked vehicles for obvious reasons. (For this reason we recommend students keep a small snow shovel in their trunk in case they should need to leave their parking space shortly after the parking lot has been plowed.)

All possible efforts are made to remove snow and ice from campus walkways prior to the start of classes and to keep them clear the rest of the day. We prioritize the snow removal in parking lots according to the time of day and the campus calendar, considering the pending highest traffic areas after the snow. 还记得, our resources are limited in that our personnel must work within their physical limits for safety reasons. We ask everyone to exercise caution and take personal responsibility for their own safety in inclement weather. If you encounter an area that is particularly hazardous please contact us immediately at 812 237-8716.