Project Invigorate: Sustainable Horticulture and Landscape Redesigns

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Project Invigorate members
Project description:

Project Invigorate is a student initiated program that supports the on-campus Arboretum Learning by Leading Sustainable Horticulture Program and off-campus outreach to the Davis community, beginning with Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School (MME) in south Davis. Through redesigning landscapes with native and climate-adapted species, Project Invigorate helps our community reduce water usage, energy consumption, and maintenance requirements, and provide habitats for local pollinator populations. Overall, this project accomplishes three goals: 1) educates the UC Davis community and the public about sustainable horticulture, 2) involves undergraduate students, and 3) publicizes UC Davis’s effort in sustainability via outreach to our community.

Location:
Arboretum
Grant funding amount:
$1001-5000
Grant cycle:
Fall 2017
Project status:
Complete
Project leaders:
  • Chen Zhong (Sustainable Environmental Design)
  • Heigi Wan (Viticulture & Enology)
UN Sustainable Development Goals associated with project:
4-Quality education
7-Affordable and clean energy
11-Sustainable cities and communities
15-Life on land