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The Foothills and The Dish area is home to vernal pool ecosystems important to California tiger salamander breeding efforts. This project’s aim was to help restoration efforts by removing invasive weeds growing near protected salamander areas. These weeds compete with native plants and habitat for existence. California tiger salamanders
are recognized as a federally and state threatened species. It is believed that their current threatened status is linked to the destruction of vernal pool habitats. In 2006, Stanford’s Conservation Program constructed 8 artificial ponds to stand in as substitutes for vernal pool ecosystems. Seven individuals showed up to help at the WQES’s Foothills Earth Service Day project!
Earth Service Day volunteer rescuing a snail at the Foothills.
WQES & LVED team members and volunteers at the Foothills.
various weeds and trimmed overgrowth at all three sites and helped maintain and restore the Foothills salamander breeding areas. To learn more about the garden and the Foothills, future WQES events, or about how you can make your own lawn more drought resistant, please visit http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/ Water_Efficiency. To make a donation of plants, funds, or time to the restoration project, please contact Christy Smith at [email protected] or telephone 650-723-7459.
Earth Service Day volunteers at the Foothills.
We would like to thank everyone who came out to participate and helped make this event possible! Through your help, we removed
The Water Wise Garden is located on Raimundo Way, just past Wing Place, easily accessible from Stanford Avenue. The garden contains various water-wise lawn substitutes, a demonstration of California natives, and a
and installed by Stanford’s Ground Services Construction staff. The Mediterranean Garden contains plants from Australia, New Zealand, as well as from the Mediterranean region. Native Californian trees can be found in the garden’s west half. A water meter has been installed in the middle of the garden for visitors to
WQES team member weeding at the Water Wise Garden.
WQES team members and volunteers at the Water Wise Garden.
Mediterranean garden. This particular garden was designed by Grounds Services Ted Tucholski
monitor water use throughout the year. The WQES team hoped to promote drought tolerant plants as an alternative to more water demanding landscaping . Six individuals showed up to help weed and mulch!
To celebrate and honor Earth Day, the Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship (WQES) team collaborated with Grounds Services and Land Use and Environmental Planning to organize the first Earth Day Service events at three of Stanford’s important landscapes: the Arizona Garden, the Water Wise Garden, and in the Foothills. Community volunteers braved rainfalls and harsh winds to perform fieldwork to improve campus landscape and help conservation efforts. We would like to thank those who helped make these events possible! Through your help, we removed various weeds, trimmed overgrowth at all three sites, and helped maintain and restore the Foothills salamander breeding areas.
Christy Smith, the Arizona Garden Coordinator, removing weeds.
The Stanford Arizona Garden is a historical botanical garden home to about 500 cacti and succulents. The garden is divided into two sections: the Eastern Hemisphere with succulents native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and the Western Hemisphere with cacti native to the Americas. Landscape architect Rudolph Ulrich designed the garden
Now, a group of people volunteer with Christy Smith once a month to work in the garden. The garden is located on the south side of the Stanford Family Mausoleum between Campus Drive and Arboretum Road and it is open to the public. Five individuals showed up to remove weeds and do small pruning tasks on Earth Day!
Earth Day Service Volunteers at the Arizona Garden.
Before and after pictures from the Arizona Garden demonstrating the importance of weeding.
for Jane and Leland Stanford between 1881 and 1883 as part of their plans for a new country home. However, those plans were laid to rest after their son’s passing. The garden fell into neglect starting in the 1920s until volunteer restoration work began in 1997.
Earth Day Service Volunteers at the Water Wise Garden.
Stanford University | Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship by AMG May 2016
http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/sites/all/lbre-shared/files/sem/files/shared/sem_Waterwise%20Garden.pdf
Stanford University | Water Quality, Efficiency, & Stewardship by AMG May 2016
The Water Wise Garden is located on Raimundo Way, just past Wing Place, easily accessible from Stanford Avenue. The garden contains various water-wise lawn substitutes, a demonstration of California natives, and a “Mediterranean” garden.
Day Service project at the Water Wise Garden in order to promote drought tolerant plants as an alternative to more water demanding landscaping. Six individuals showed up to help weed and mulch!
The Water Quality , Efficiency, & Stewardship (WQES) team held an Earth
WQES team member weeding at the Water Wise Garden.
WQES team members and volunteers at the Water Wise Garden.
The Foothills and The Dish area is home to vernal pool ecosystems important to California tiger salamander breeding efforts. The Water Quality , Efficiency, & Stewardship (WQES) team held an Earth Day Service project at the foothills near the Dish in order to help in restoration
efforts by removing invasive weeds growing near protected salamander area. These weeds compete with native plants and habitat for existence. Seven individuals showed up to work despite the rainy weather and powerful winds!
Earth Service Day volunteer holding a snail at the Foothills.
WQES & LVED team members and volunteers at the Foothills.
Christy Smith, the Arizona Garden Coordinator, removing weeds.
The Stanford Arizona Garden is a historical botanical garden home to about 500 cacti and succulents. The garden is divided into two sections: the Eastern Hemisphere with succulents native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and the Western Hemisphere with cacti native to the Americas. Landscape architect Rudolph Ulrich designed the garden for Jane and Leland Stanford between 1881 and 1883 as part of their plans for a new country home. However, those plans were laid to rest after their son’s passing. The garden fell into neglect starting in the 1920s until volunteer restoration work began in 1997. Today, a group of volunteers
Five individuals showed up to remove weeds and do small pruning tasks!
Earth Day Service Volunteers with WQES team members at the Arizona Garden.
Before and after pictures demonstrating the importance of weeding.
meet once a month to work in the garden. The garden is located on the south side of the Stanford Family Mausoleum between Campus Drive and Arboretum Road. It is open to the public.
To make a donation of plants, funds, or time to the restoration project, please contact Christy Smith at [email protected] or telephone 650-723-7459.
The Water Wise Garden is located on Raimundo Way, just past Wing Place, easily accessible from Stanford Avenue. The garden contains various water-wise lawn substitutes, a demonstration of California natives, and a Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Garden contains plants from Australia, New Zealand, as well as from the Mediterranean region. Native Californian trees can be found in the garden’s west half. A water meter has been installed in the middle of the garden for visitors to see how much water the garden uses
WQES team member weeding at the Water Wise Garden.
Earth day service volunteers at the Water Wise Garden.
garden. This particular garden was designed by Ted Tucholski, Grounds Services, and installed by Stanford’s Ground Services Construction staff.
throughout the year. The WQES team hoped to promote drought tolerant plants as an alternative to more water demanding landscaping . Six individuals showed up to help weed and mulch!
The Foothills and The Dish area is home to vernal pool ecosystems important to California tiger salamander breeding efforts. California tiger salamanders are recognized as a federally and state threatened species. It is believed that their current threatened status is linked to the destruction of vernal pool habitats. In 2006, Stanford’s Conservation Program constructed 8 artificial ponds to stand in as substitutes for vernal pool
ecosystems. The WQES’s Earth Day project aimed to help restoration efforts by removing invasive weeds growing near protected salamander areas. These weeds compete with native plants and habitat for existence. Seven individuals showed up on Earth Day to weed, trim, and rescue snails!
Earth Service Day volunteer rescuing a snail at the Foothills.
Earth day service volunteers at the Foothills.
To learn more about the garden and the Foothills, future WQES events, or about how you can make your own lawn more drought resistant, please visit http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/ Water_Efficiency.
Earth Service Day volunteers at the Foothills.
We would like to thank everyone who came out to participate and helped make this event possible! Through your help, we removed
Missed your chance to volunteer? Find out how you can help by contacting the people below! To make a donation of plants, funds, or time, you can volunteer to work with Christy Smith at the Arizona Garden ([email protected] /650-723-7459), Ester Cole
Earth Day Service volunteers at the Foothills.
To learn more about the gardens and the Foothills, future WQES events, or about how you can make your own landscape more drought resistant, please visit http://lbre.stanford.edu/sem/Water_Efficiency.
([email protected] / 650-492-3044), or Robin from Magic (an Eco group practicing value science in the Foothills – [email protected]/650-323-7333).
Missed your chance to volunteer? Find out how you can help by contacting the people below!
Arizona Garden Christy Smith from Stanford’s
Buildings and Grounds
Maintenance Email: christy.smith @stanford.edu Phone: 650-723-7459
Foothills Ester Cole
from Stanford’s Land Use and
Environmental Planning
Email: [email protected] Phone: 650-492-3044
Foothills Robin
from Magic, an Eco group practicing
value science Email: [email protected] Phone: 650-323-7333
