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Instills land conservation as a fundamental value and motivates building occupants to adopt behaviors and habits that conserve soil and protect water resources |
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One to two months to develop education materials and install signage; and regularly scheduled short training sessions |
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Preparation and printing of training materials and signage |
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Sustainable site management practices encompass a range of topics, from rainwater retention and landscaping to pest management. Many of the strategies are structural in nature and require implementation by FM staff; however, there are a variety of behavioral activities that can easily be undertaken by general post occupants.
The People’s Garden Initiative encourages the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop community gardens around the world, teaches sustainable gardening practices and nutrition, and shares produce with neighbors and food banks.14
Encourage site personnel to:
- Prohibit pouring or dumping harmful chemicals into building plumbing or facility storm drains.
- Use hand tools, such as rakes and shovels, rather than power equipment, such as leaf-blowers and snow-blowers, whenever possible and practical.
- Help maintain the site and avoid pest infestations by closing garbage lids, picking up garbage, and not feeding wildlife.
- Report problems on-site, such as oil spills in parking lots, standing water, or poorly-timed exterior lights, as soon as noticed.
- Organize site community planting projects on mission grounds.
- Hold an education session on rain gardens.
- Initiate or participate in a community clean-up day.
- Coordinate with the local international school to start a vegetable garden.
Members of the Lisbon Eco-Friendly Action Forum (LEAF) begin a community garden on-site
