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Healthy Environment: Protecting the Huron River

Goal:  Protect Huron River Water Quality by Reducing Runoff from  Impervious Surfaces and Reducing the Volume of Synthetic Land Management Chemicals Use on Campus by 40%.

 

 

Projects and Initiatives

  • Land Management Chemical Reduction Guideline
  • Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program
  • Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program (MTESP) Certification
  • Transition to Mil-Organite and other certified organic materials

Research

  • Graham Sustainability Institute: Water Center
  • Visit the Michigan Sea Grant page for more relevant research

Take Action

  • Walk the Clean Water Trail at Nicols Arboretum

 

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Sustainability Partners

  • Athletics
  • Grounds Services
  • Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
  • EHS: Environmental Protection
  • Radrick Farms Golf Course
  • U-M Golf Course
  • AEC University Planner's Office

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