Landscape & Ecology
We cultivate sustainable landscapes that increase biodiversity and enrich ecosystem services, which are vital to environmental and human health and wellbeing.
2018 Pitt Sustainability Plan Goals
- DESIGN: Adhere to Pitt’s Sustainable Landscape Design Guidelines in all new landscape designs.
- STANDARDS: Maintain at least 75% of landscaped areas in accordance with Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Standards for Organic Land Care by 2024.
- TREES: Increase tree canopy by 50% (from 2017 baseline).
- PLANTINGS: Replace 15% of lawn area with indigenous and adapted plants by 2030 (from 2017 baseline).