Land Use
Grounds Maintenance
Olive oil produced from fruit grown on some of the campus’s oldest olive trees has turned what was once a messy headache for the Grounds Division into a sustainable and cost-saving enterprise. Another innovative project, the Hundred Year Tree Plan, will preserve and restore the campus’s historic “urban forest,” annually planting trees to provide canopy cover for every pathway, roadway and sidewalk and to replace those that are removed, to ensure future generations have a mature landscape to enjoy.
Protection of Agricultural Heritage/Lands
In partnership with several other agencies and local governments, UC Davis contributed financially to the preservation of 299.5 acres of agricultural land with the McConeghy Ranch Conservation easement.
Habitat Restoration
Examples on campus abound: At the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve, 15 acres of native grassland have been restored during the past three years, and 200 valley oak saplings were planted in conjunction with the UC Davis student chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology. And at the California National Primate Research Center, a series of stormwater detention ponds were constructed; native riparian habitat was planted around the ponds and native grasses restored.