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UCLA awarded gold 'GreenGround' certification as UC seeks systemwide biodiversity model
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UCLA officials told the Regents' Public Engagement Development Committee that the campus achieved gold‑level GreenGround certification by rewilding over 90% of grounds, cutting pesticide use and saving water; leaders urged the UC system to scale the approach and expand student research and training.
UCLA has become the first campus in California to earn a gold‑level GreenGround certification from the nonprofit Rewild Your Campus, the university’s chief sustainability officer told the University of California Public Engagement Development Committee.
"We wanted to see how far we could go with an organic approach to campus management," said Nareet Katz, UCLA’s chief sustainability officer. She said the gold designation recognizes campuses that have transitioned 90% or more of their grounds away from synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.
The presentation highlighted multiple turf‑to‑native conversions across campus that Katz said conserved "millions of gallons" of water and earned rebates…
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