Site Protection Minimal disturbance to natural ecosystem -- preservation of forest, streams, wetlands Road and utility clearing reduced by 50% from master plan -- saved over 20 acres of trees Non-traffic areas to be seeded with native warm season grasses for wildlife enhancement Parking decks (in lieu of all surface parking) reduce land clearing and storm runoff Created ten times as much new wetland as will be disturbed by construction Natural stormwater treatment -- bioretention ponds, sheet flow through grass and forest Indigenous landscaping and wildflowers for low maintenance -- cutting long-term needs for water, fertilizers and fossil fuel Campus to be designated and managed as a Corporate Wildlife Habitat Plant Rescue prior to construction -- saving many thousands of native plants Go take a hike through our beautiful woods! Construction Practices Strict forest protection -- trees protected at limits of construction Clearing tightly limited to areas required for construction Stringent protection measures for lake and streams Periodic lake testing to ensure water quality On-site concrete production allowed to minimize truck traffic to remote sites Landscaping trimmings and debris to be chipped and stockpiled for landscaping Gypsum wallboard trimmings to be reclaimed or applied to soil on the site Construction waste separation and recycling required for all major materials No on-site burning
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