Grounds for Change: UW–Madison Launches Organic Landscape Management Pilot Project

This fall, UW–Madison is launching an organic landscape management pilot project that will transition four prominent campus areas—Library Mall, Henry Mall, Ogg Residence Hall, and the Divine Nine Plaza—to organic landscaping methods. Over the next …

UW–Madison Recertified by Bee Campus USA

A look into the “amazing,” “exciting,” and “hopeful” cross-campus collaboration leading to Bee Campus

UW–Madison rolls out electric-powered mowers

In 2020, the UW–Madison Physical Plant allocated $3.2 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to be spent in fiscal year 2021. Ellen Agnew, the Building & Grounds Superintendent, had recently purchased battery-powered hedgers …