Early Care & Education Gardening
We are the Early Care & Education Gardening team for the 2023-2024 school year. Our team is focused on developing a safe, accessible, and sustainable garden at the UCLA Krieger…
Sustainability Action Research
SAR Projects
Soil Health and Sustainable Landscaping
We are the Soil Health and Sustainable Landscaping team for the SAR 2023-2024 year. Our team is on a mission to explore the intricate world beneath our feet, exploring possible…
Native Plant Nursery Team 2022: Logistics of Landscaping for Native Plants on Campus
UCLA has continued to transition away from non-native plants to drought tolerant native plants as part of the university’s efforts to reduce potable water use 36% by 2025. As the…
Establishing a Long-Term Management Plan for Edible Landscapes on Campus
Our team is working to increase and improve edible spaces on campus by developing a standard operating procedure for long-term management of edible landscapes for the UCLA Landscape Master Plan.
Exploring Community Garden Engagement on Campus
Exploring How Increased Community Garden Engagement Can Connect Students, Faculty, and Staff to Existing Campus Resources, Which Promote Food Security, Urban Agriculture, and Healthy Lifestyles
Measuring the Effectiveness of Compost Usage on UCLA Lawns in Comparison to Traditional Fertilizers
Soil health has significant implications for climate change, erosion, and plant growth. Employing lawn management techniques that maintain soil health allows for greater sequestration of carbon, minimizes debris…
An Institutional Guideline for Ecologically Sound and Aesthetic Landscaping
The Biodiversity and Landscaping Team is a group dedicated to enhancing the ecology of the UCLA campus. We believe that being ecologically sound and aesthetically pleasing are not mutually exclusive. UCLA was…
Reducing Rodenticide Use on UCLA Campus through the Use of Alternative Sustainable Methods
Our goals are to reduce the usage of rodenticide on campus which can have deleterious effects on the local ecosystems. To do this we have piloted a pest-proof trash collector…
Green Spaces & Buildings
The Green Spaces & Buildings team approached the Green Buildings sector of sustainability practices in an alternative way with the goal of maximizing use of spaces already existing on UCLA…
Biodiversity survey of manicured and non-manicured areas of UCLA
The 2015 Biodiversity Action Research Team indexed the biodiversity of flora and fauna between manicured and non-manicured regions of campus. The data helped indicated what ecosystem is more beneficial for the…
Native & Drought Tolerant Plants
2010 Campus Landscape Action Research Team
Artificial Turf
2009 Recreation Action Research Team