The Dawes Arboretum

Focus Area: Landscapes and Horticulture Completed Planned

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric (by end of 2024)

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels (by end of 2025)

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Convert parking spaces into greenspaces to combat the rising temperature in cities (by end of 2026)

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