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Landscape: 1) Are herbicides ever applied to campus lawns or landscapes? ___no; ___yes, please indicate which ones and frequency of use 2) What precautions are taken in the use of any chemicals noted in #1 above? 3) Are warning signs posted after the application of herbicides? ___no; ___yes, please explain 4) Are pesticides ever applied to campus lawns or landscapes? ___no; ___yes, please indicate which ones and frequency of use 5) Are warning signs posted after the application of pesticides? ___no; ___yes, please explain 6) Is "integrated pest management" practiced in the maintenance of your campus grounds? ___no; ___yes, please explain 7) If your answer was "yes" to the previous question, briefly define your understanding of "integrated pest management." 8) How would you rate your institution’s tolerance for weeds on campus lawns? (circle your choice) very tolerant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 highly intolerant 9) In the cultivation of any flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses and other plants on campus grounds, are any "organic" (non-chemical) practices employed? ___no; ___yes, please explain 10) When campus lawns are cut, are grass clippings left behind? ___no; __yes, please explain 11) In your inventory of machines for campus maintenance (lawn mowers, blowers, trimmers, etc.) what proportion of them operate by internal combustion engines? ___very high; ___most; ___about half; ___less than half 12) What proportion of the machines referred to in the previous question do you believe could be replaced by electric power? ___very high; ___most; ___about half; ___less than half 13) What proportion of the machines referred to in #11 above do you believe could reasonably be replaced by hand, or manually operated tools? ___very high; ___most; ___about half; ___less than half 14) Are any materials (wood chips, mulch, compost, etc.) used in the maintenance of campus landscapes generated on your campus? ___no; ___yes, please explain 15) Is rain water collected by any campus facility for use in irrigating campus landscapes, or for other purposes? ___no; ___yes, please explain 16) Are leaves, brush, grass clippings and other vegetative wastes disposed as part of the campus solid waste stream? ___no; ___yes, please explain 17) If there is no composting of the materials referred to in the previous question, do you believe there is sufficient space on the campus to establish a compost process? ___no; ___yes, please explain 18) What substances are used during conditions of ice and snow on campus? Have alternatives been explored? Please explain. Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation New Jersey Board of Public Utilities NJHEPS Corporate Sponsors AT&T Foundation AT&T, Inc. and its 42 Member Institutions |