Chapter 7

Design and Management of Colorado Landscapes:

Goal:  Enhance focus and depth in undergraduate education, graduate education, research, and outreach in design and management of Colorado landscapes, be recognized as the primary source of knowledge for Colorado's landscape industries, and be recognized nationally for graduate education and research in green industry crop evaluation and limited-water landscape plant cultivation.  This will include continuation of the nationally recognized BS degree in landscape architecture and BS degree in landscape horticulture, graduate education and research in plant selection and improvement, limited-irrigation landscape plant cultivation, and landscape policies, and outreach in landscape industry plant selection, cultivation management, and Master Gardener education and volunteer development.

Strategic Initiatives:

• Establish a "Designing and Managing Colorado Landscapes" faculty and county agent working group to maintain cohesion of teaching, research, and outreach efforts, build professional expertise, and strengthen relationships with the industry.

• Establish a Native Plant Master Volunteer program, a Master of Landscape Studies degree, and a B. S. concentration in golf course management.

• Grow the BS in Landscape Horticulture student enrollment by double the rate of Colorado population growth, or 3 percent per year.

Critical Resource Growth:

• Secure the Holley Endowed Chair in Floriculture, add a position in Landscape Architecture, and add GTAs in greenhouse, turf, and floricultural sciences.

• Secure funds for renovation and development of the Shepardson Building ($18 million) and the Plant and Environmental Research Center (PERC) ($8 million).