How many people have ever considered how much grass must be mowed on the campus of a major university? Who trims the trees, waters the plantings, installs and maintains the landscapes? Who clears the roads when it snows? Here at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, the Grounds Department does all this and more.
Featured Presentations
- The Historic Landscape Master Plan, entitled Dignity of Restraint, was produced in partnership with the Getty Foundation Campus Heritage Grants Program. It documents and analyses our historic campus landscape from a natural, scenic and cultural perspective and creates principles and recommendations to guide our future decision-making processes
Our Mission
The Grounds Department's function, which has changed over the years
Some well known and lesser known facts about the campus
Have questions or comments about a landscape item on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus? Feel free to contact us by by email at groundskeeper@fac.unc.edu.