Greener Approach
Sustainability is an approach to meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. This area contains resources applicable to greener approaches in the park maintenance industry.
Guide to Restoring Native Plants in NYC
Madison Square Park Conservancy, 2021
This guide was designed for New York City residents, professional land managers, and gardeners to choose the plants with the greatest ecological impact on our city.
Madison Square Park Tree Conservation Plan
Madison Square Park Conservancy, 2017
This tree plan, not only comprises a history of trees that once stood in the Park and catalogues the trees currently standing, but also directs the succession and maintenance of the tree canopy that future generations of Park users will enjoy.
SAMPLE - Sustainability Plan 2008 - 2015
City of Sacremento, CA - 2008
Sample sustainability plan from a US city. This plan is broken down into 38 objectives to achieve over 7 years.
SAMPLE - Urban Agriculture Activity Plan
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, 2014
The Urban Agriculture activity plan is a strategy to further sustainability as a core value and promotethe vision and goals of the MPRB Comprehensive Plan. This plan is to be used as a baseline for theMPRB to increase integration of urban agriculture in the parks and guide the investment necessary tosustainably support related activities.
SAMPLE - Sustainability Report
Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, 2009
"This sustainability report, is intended to serve as 1) a review of the challenges and opportunities with existing resources and personnel
SAMPLE - Certified Green Event Application Form
Minneapolis Park & Recreaion Board, 2022
Sample form to help event coordinators produceenvironmentally sustainable events.
SAMPLE - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy
City of Minneapolis, MN - 2022
Sample policy language for citywide purchasing procedures / process. The goal of this policy is to encourage and increase purchasing that reflects the City’s commitment to sustainability.
Conserving Wild Bees in Pennsylvania
PSU Extension, 2017
Wild bees, which include native and naturalized bees, pollinate a variety of crops. In areas of Pennsylvania, wild bees already provide the majority of pollination for some summer vegetable crops.
Systemic Insecticides List
Xerces Society, 2022
This tool is an easily accessible reference to the insecticides currently registered in the U.S. that are known to—or possess the potential to—exhibit systemic movement in plants. With this reference, you can retrieve information about these chemicals, such as their toxicity to bees, their persistence, the strength of their systemic activity, and where they can be legally used.
Let Beneficial Insects Work for You
Penn State Extension, 2020
Next growing season, why not use some natural pest management?
Habitat Installation Guide - Pennsylvania
The Xerces Society for Invertegrate Conservation, 2019
These instructions provide in-depth guidance on how to establish and maintain pollen-and nectar rich wildflower habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects. The requirements and considerations in this guide are in addition to NRCS criteria applicable all purposes for the planned conservation practice.
Reducing Chemical Use on Golf Course Turf:Redefining IPM
Cornell University Extension, 2011
The strategies outlined in this manual are primarily based on knowledge gained during a nine-year study at the Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, NY, designed to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
Sustainable Landscaping Basics
Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia, 2021
This video will discuss how the principles of sustainability, together with an understanding of conservation techniques and ecological gardening methods, can inform your landscape design decisions and provide achievable structure to the management of your landscape.
Landscapes, Parks, and Golf Course Resources
Cornell University, 2021
Learn lower-risk ways of dealing with pests—be they insects, weeds, or plant diseases.
Keys of Turfgrass Insect Management
NC State University, 2021
This tool has been designed to help identify insect pests based on turfgrass damage. Insect damage in turfgrass can be difficult to diagnose as many insects cause similar types of nondescript damage.
