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View the interactive version of the Walking Trail Map .听听

CSUDH Walking Trail:听 Walking is carbon-free!听 Enjoy the outdoors along this approximately two-mile walking loop located right on campus (find the starting point on the east side of the CSUDH Tennis Courts).听 Directional signage was installed in summer 2021 thanks to CalFresh grant funding to help encourage healthy, active living.听听

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2024 CSUDH Campus Landscape Master Plan

Engaging nearly 1,300 Toros in the process, CSUDH contracted with Spurlock Landscape Architects to re-design its campus landscape master plan.听 Developed based on a framework prioritizing sustainability, resiliency, water conservation, and the goals set in the campus Going Far 好色先生 Strategic Plan, the new plan shapes the direction and growth of campus landscape over the next 20+ years.听 Take a look to see how the campus is approaching landscape as a tool to increase opportunities for healthy living, recreation, gathering, tree canopy/shade, and more!

Approved 2024 CSUDH Campus Landscape Master Plan (July 2024)听

With this plan, CSUDH is now in a position to ensure these elements are incorporated into all future development efforts.听 This includes a comprehensive approach to apply for various grant funding opportunities, incorporate these requirements into new capital planning projects, add proposed elements to partnership agreements, and prepare philanthropic requests to pursue听 implementation of the plan.听听

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Facilities Services maintains approximately 170 acres of landscaped grounds, with safety, hygiene, and aesthetics as its objectives. CSUDH also has several faculty in the Biology Department with specialized knowledge of native plants and sustainable landscaping techniques.听View information on our campus tree map and contribute observations of wildlife via our iNaturalist page:

There are currently several native gardens and preserves on-campus as well as a small campus Urban Farm that are faculty/student-run:

• Heritage Creek: This is a bioswale at the south end of Parking Lot 7 designed to provide bio-filtration for storm water and provide native habitat. The area is open to the campus and the public, and is available for research activities. Any requests for new plantings, modifications, or infrastructure changes should be directed to Associate Professor of Biology Kathryn Theiss at ktheiss@csudh.edu.
• Greenhouse: The Greenhouse itself is available for classes only, and is an academic facility operated by the Biology Department. Requests for access or use should be directed to the current professor teaching Botany/Plant Physiology.听 The outside fenced area of the greenhouse is available to other campus entities for the propagation of plants such as faculty from other departments, students, the Ecology Club, Facilities Services, etc. Requests for use of this outdoor area should be directed to the current professor teaching Botany/Plant Physiology.听 All requests must be compatible with existing class use of the space.
• Dominguez Hills Ecological Research Reserve: Located at the southwest corner of campus along the CSUDH walking trail, the Dominguez Hills Ecological Research Reserve is a protected natural habitat that includes a seasonal vernal pool ecosystem. The reserve serves as a living laboratory for student and faculty research and supports biodiversity within an urban campus environment.
  
  Managed by Dr. Karina Sanchez (Biology Department), the reserve supports ongoing ecological studies, including research on bird species and other wildlife that rely on the habitat. To protect sensitive ecological resources, access to the interior reserve is restricted to approved research, restoration, and maintenance activities. The surrounding berm and walking path remain open to the public, allowing visitors to experience the landscape while preserving its ecological integrity. Faculty, students, and partners interested in research access may contact kasanchez@csudh.edu.听
• Campus Urban Farm: The Campus Urban Farm is a living laboratory space designed to support faculty/student research related to food, and primarily consists of edibles and plants with cultural significance. The Farm is open for student, faculty, staff, and public use during the school year. Classes and groups may also request special access on weekends. Requests to plant or conduct classes at the Farm are handled by the Office of Sustainability/Farm Manager and are accommodated based on availability (reach out to dhurbanfarm@gmail.com).听
• Occupational Therapy Sustainable, Accessible, Sensory Gardens: Occupational Therapy considers gardening to be a valued occupation (meaningful, purposeful activities that occupy our time) enjoyed by many of our clients at all lifestages. Our gardens include an accessible, sensory vegetable garden next to the greenhouse and an accessible, sustainable, sensory garden south of the NSM building. The sustainable sensory garden is planted with native California plants that were chosen for their sensory and drought-tolerant attributes. The students maintain both gardens as part of their occupational therapy classes to learn how to garden with their clients and to become more knowledgeable about sustainability and how climate change affects our occupations. In addition, the garden design is informed by the OT Kawa Model. Kawa means 鈥渞iver鈥� and the garden includes a dry riverbed that represents the flow of our lives with rocks as 鈥渙bstacles,鈥� driftwood as 鈥渙pportunities鈥� and the banks of the river as the 鈥渆nvironment.鈥� The river starts in the mountains (the southeast corner) and flows through the childhood years, more turbulent adolescent years and then through the adult and older years to end at the ocean. Any questions can be directed to Gina Phelps at gphelps@csudh.edu.

There is also one formal garden area maintained directly by Grounds:听

• Ocean-Friendly Garden:听This garden was established through a formal agreement between Housing and West Basin to install an ocean-friendly bioswale/demonstration garden outside of Housing Phase I. This garden is maintained by Grounds.听

A dedicated working group, the Sustainable Landscape Committee operates as an extension of the general University Sustainability Committee with a special focus on supporting native species and edible plants on campus, faculty/student-run garden oversight, and maintaining campus tree canopy. To join this group, please contact the Office of Sustainability.

An approved Sustainable Landscape Plan developed by the Sustainable Landscape Committee serves as the campus standard for landscape on-campus, and outlines ownership and maintenance policies for student/faculty-run gardens:

• CSUDH Sustainable Landscape Plan (Updated and Approved 2022) [PDF]

Operations

Facilities Services also aims for responsible application and limited usage of chemicals on landscape and in buildings, with the goal of preventing exposure to campus users through an integrated pest management approach.听 The Integrated Pest Management Plan summarizes protocols and threshold for chemical application as well as which chemicals are being applied to campus buildings and grounds on an annual basis.

• CSUDH Integrated Pest Management Plan (Effective February 2025) [PDF]

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