Featured Plant

Rain Gardens

What Is a Rain Garden?

Guilford Run Bioretention Facility

Along the southwest edge of campus, between Campus Drive and Parking Lot 1, is the Guilford Run Bioretention Facility, a beautiful and powerful little native plant garden that is well worth a visit.

Stormwater Management on Campus

Stormwater management is the effort to mitigate the impact of rainwater runoff from impervious surfaces such as parking lots, streets, and lawns.

Native Gardens

Our Native Plant Gardens

Tree Appraisal of McKeldin Mall Oaks

Trees Have a Value

Tree Appraisal of McKeldin Mall Oaks
 
How 129 Oak Trees can be worth $3.53 Million
 
The Trunk Formula Method can be used to appraise the monetary value of trees when they are considered too large to be replaced with nursery or field grown stock (Bloch, 2000). This size consideration applies to the trees forming the double allee surrounding McKeldin Mall. The input variables for this estimation method include: Location, Species Rating, Condition, Size, and Installed Tree Cost.

The Campus Tree Radar Unit (TRUTM)

Sustainability in Action

Academic Partnerships

Land Acknowledgement

The University of Maryland has been working to recognize our past and acknowledge the role our university has played throughout its history in denying access and full participation. An important part of that work is recognizing and respecting that the Piscataway People are the traditional stewards of the lands where we work, live and learn.