From blizzards to ice storms to slushy mixes, Facility Management's Landscape Services team is ready to tackle all types of wintry weather, ensuring that the campus is safe and accessible for the UMD community.

A hardscape renovation was recently completed next to Rossborough Inn. This area remembers those enslaved people whose forced labor was part of the University's founding.

At the center of McKeldin Mall, a sunny, bustling hub of crisscrossing Terps on their way to and from class, nine people dressed in all white stand completely still. One poses at the head of a bed of tulips, arms outstretched. Another slouches on the sundial, while still another lies motionless on a bench. They barely bat an eye as passersby pause, stare or even snap a picture.

What started as a family planting project for Michael Ross and his son, Andrew, turned into a significant contribution to the University of Maryland (UMD) Arboretum. One day, as Ross and his son were walking around the U.S. Capitol, they noticed there were a few redwoods growing on the Capitol grounds.

It’s a typically stressful workday careening toward the semester’s end, and I am spending part of it sprawled on my belly in the woods, watching skittering ants and little white mushrooms growing on decaying sticks.

Did you see the recent feature on our staff in The Diamondback? We are so proud to serve the students, faculty, and staff of our University! Read the full story here: https://dbknews.com/.../a-look-in-the-lives-of-umd.../