{"id":921,"date":"2021-10-07T18:55:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=921"},"modified":"2023-08-17T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T13:14:23","slug":"grounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/sample-page-2\/campus-operations\/grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/arboretum\/\">Trinity College Arboretum<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In Spring 2023, Trinity earned ArbNet Level I Arboretum Accreditation. The arboretum consists of over 1,500 trees, including two Connecticut state champion trees, an English Elm and a Temple\u2019s Upright Sugar Maple, as well as many other notable trees. Elms feature heavily in the Arboretum, supporting Trinity\u2019s alma mater \u201c\u2018Neath the Elms.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Biodiversity Garden and Wildlife Habitat<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Trinity has a biodiversity garden and wildlife habitat that can be found outside of LSC. The<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/03\/biodiversity-garden-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sign on Trinity's biodiversity garden\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> garden is maintained without the use of pesticides or herbicides by the Environmental Science Department and the Grounds Crew. Students and faculty use the garden for research, as well as to attract pollinators and increase biodiversity in Hartford.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Low Mow Zones<\/h2>\n<p>Trinity introduced two Low Mow Zones in Spring 2023 &#8211; one on Library Hill, and one between Hallden Hall and the Wiggins Sculpture Studio. Both are mowed only 1-2 times per year to allow for the natural growth of the ecosystem. This cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions by limiting mowing, while promoting biodiversity. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/IMG_5552-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Trinity's Low Mow Zone\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/IMG_5552-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/IMG_5552-740x740.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/06\/IMG_5552-980x980.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trinity College Arboretum In Spring 2023, Trinity earned ArbNet Level I Arboretum Accreditation. 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