Groundskeepers in Housing & Hospitality started the fall quarter more knowledgeable after completing a four-day training program dedicated to teaching them about native plants, how to care for them and how to add more of these drought-tolerant, low-water plants to our surroundings. This learning supports UCLA’s landscape plan and efforts to beautify the ‘Hill,’ UCLA’s on-campus residential community, which is home to roughly 14,000 undergrads. Many of the most recently planted native species are located close to the Olympic and Centennial residence halls.
Sage Hill, a 3.4-acre habitat for 50 native higher plant species, seven native mammal species, 17 butterfly species, and almost 30 resident and migratory bird species, is also located close to the ‘Hill,’ in the northwest corner of campus. The preserved learning space serves as an outdoor learning space, providing hands-on, meaningful teaching and undergraduate research opportunities for students in all fields.
Want to know more about the flora and fauna found at UCLA and elsewhere? Download the iNaturalist app to easily identify them.
