Campus Landscape Replacement
To maintain and enhance the beauty of the campus landscape through replacement of campus trees and landscaping lost to disease, age, weather, or otherwise identified for removal.
Units on the Lawrence campus that are responsible for planning and maintenance of campus facilities and landscaping.
Campus landscaping impacted by construction, storm damage, disease, or other natural or human impacts should be restored to the best condition possible, following guidelines of the Landscape Master Plan and Campus Heritage Plan.
Tree Replacement
The removal of trees on campus requires permission from the Campus Tree Committee and a two-to-one replacement of the trees, unless otherwise specified to meet desired outcomes. The number, location and species of the replacement trees will be identified by the Campus Tree Committee.
If an area is damaged or designated for new construction, the number of trees to be replaced may be at a ratio of one tree per 2,000 square feet of canopy removed rather than on a two-to-one basis, or the remaining area may be improved following a plan approved by the Campus Tree Committee.
If permission to remove trees was not approved or construction plans do not include two-to-one replacement of trees identified for removal, the responsible entity will be billed for the cost of replacing the trees at the amount identified in the list of donor opportunities.
Facilities Planning & Development
kudcm@ku.edu
785-864-3431
Sustainability at KU
Campus Trees
sustainability@ku.edu
785-864-2700
07/01/2024: Updated broken links, updated contact section.
03/12/2019: The title VP for Administration and Finance no longer exists. Future approvals will be made by the Vice Provost for Operations.
Prior to final approval, this policy was reviewed and endorsed by the Campus Tree Advisory Board, Center for Sustainability, Design & Construction Management, Facilities Services, Campus Operations, the deans, and the Vice Provost for Administration & Finance.
