Sustainable Greenspace Plan
McGill is transforming selected campus greenspaces to enhance campus biodiversity.
Moving away from a conventional, one-size-fits-all approach to managing greenspaces, the University is adopting a strategy known as “differentiated management”. This technique tailors care of the grounds to the specific needs of the area, where high-traffic areas remain manicured and less used areas are mown less frequently or actively restored with native plants.
By reallocating labour and resources from intensive lawn mowing to targeted ecological restoration, McGill is optimizing its operations while building a more resilient and beautiful campus. These spaces will function as a living laboratory, in which students help monitor biodiversity over time.
The Sustainable Greenspace Plan builds on the actions in the Biodiversity Plan 2030 and will help McGill reaches its target of managing 30% of campus greenspaces to foster biodiversity by 2030.
