Course: GFM 103 Exterior Environmental Management

Reading and Audio-Visual Assignments

Native Plants (2/2)
Skillful Ways to Stretch Grounds Water Availability

GreenScapes is: Multi-media EPA Initiative designed to promote a wide variety of environmentally beneficial landscaping and land management practices. Designed to provide cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions - improving both an organization’s bottom-line and the environment. Combines/Incorporates practices of ecological landscaping practices, pollution prevention/ waste reduction/ water conservation and Low impact development Originated in EPA’s waste program: Resource Conservation Challenge-RCC-and, since has become more integrated in all of EPA’s programs Goal: to promote practices and understanding about landscaping/land management practices that are both environmentally beneficial and cost saving practices It’s a way of taking traditional landscaping practices and adding cost effective and environmentally beneficial practices Combines/Incorporates practices of ecological landscaping practices, pollution prevention/ waste reduction/ water conservation and Low impact development Originated in EPA’s waste program: Resource Conservation Challenge-RCC-and, since has become more integrated in all of EPA’s programs Goal: to promote practices and understanding about landscaping/land management practices that are both environmentally beneficial and cost saving practices It’s a way of taking traditional landscaping practices and adding cost effective and environmentally beneficial practices

EPA’s GreenScapes program provides cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for landscaping. Designed to help preserve natural resources and prevent waste and pollution, GreenScapes encourages companies, government agencies, other entities, and homeowners to make more holistic decisions regarding waste generation and disposal and the associated impacts on land, water, air, and energy use.

This website provides information on the GreenScapes program, including:

- GreenScapes for Large-scale Landscapes –

- GreenScapes for Large-scale Landscapes offers commercial and government land managers information and resources to GreenScape their large-scale landscapes.
- GreenScapes for Homeowners – GreenScapes for Homeowners provides homeowners with information and resources to improve the health and appearance of their lawns and gardens.
- Where You Live – Includes links to state and EPA regional information.
- Benefits – GreenScaping can help you save money, reduce waste, conserve water, save energy, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce your environmental footprint.
- How to GreenScape – Includes tips to GreenScape large-scale landscapes.
- Success Stories – Learn about public agencies, private companies, and commercial landscapers using environmentally beneficial landscaping techniques.
- Resources – Contains publications, guidance, and research documents as well as on-line calculator tools that can aid in your decision making and implementation of more sustainable landscape design, construction, and operations &amp; maintenance.