Arbor Assets: The ROI of Campus Urban Forests
Landscape Services has completed an inventory and valuation process that provides a comprehensive assessment of the value and benefits that the university’s urban forest provides to the university. There’s more than meets the eye when Red River Street intersects with Wall Street.
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UT's online auction of Longhorn sports gear and collectibles in the news
February 4, 2020 - After Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte mentioned in the Forty Acres Insider how to "get your hands on the collectibles, sporting goods, furniture and Longhorn branded pieces" via our Surplus Property online auction events (and UT Surplus Reuse Store), several local TV stations scooped in for interviews and to cover the story. View the videos from Fox 7, KVUE (ABC) and KEYE (CBS). Also read the Daily Texan story.
"Landscape Services' greenhouses: year-round planting for the future"
January 17, 2020 - Read this FAS Times article and learn where our campus plants come from and the creative and knowledgeable team behind their cultivation.
"Landscape supervisor's compost tea helps campus grow"
January 15, 2020 - Read this Texas Connect story about how one of our landscape supervisors, Justin Hayes, used his expertise in organic landscaping to develop an innovative and sustainable method for nourishing plants at the university. His special "brew" of compost tea makes a difference on campus.
"Resource Recovery interns contribute to UT's zero waste effort"
January 9, 2020 - Read this FAS Times article on how our Resource Recovery interns make a difference on campus through our Zero Waste and Surplus Property initiatives.