Sustainable Grounds
The University of Illinois at Chicago has been a Tree Campus USA since 2011 and we became the first Bee Campus USA in Illinois in 2017. UIC promises to properly take care of our campus forest and our landscaping in the most sustainable manner for current and future UIC faculty, staff and students to enjoy.

Tree Care
The University of Illinois at Chicago is among the few universities that participate in the Tree Campus USA program, which promotes effective tree management, campus community involvement, and nature connectivity among faculty members and students through forestry efforts. Tree Campus USA is a national program sponsored by Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota that assists nationwide universities and colleges in establishing and sustaining campus forests. We are proud to be the University FOR Chicago and we are proud to help the City of Chicago live up to the nickname, urbs in horto. Let’s be proud of that we are a university in a city in a garden, universitas in urbs in horto.

Campus Pollinator Habitats
The University of Illinois at Chicago is the first official Bee Campus USA in the state of Illinois! UIC earned the prestigious recognition from Bee City USA. We take sustainable landscape management seriously and take as stand on the importance of pollinators like bees and butterflies. UIC keeps sustainable design in mind when maintaining buildings and surrounding grounds. Any new designs seek to reduce negative impacts on the environment by reducing the consumption of nonrenewable resources, minimizing waste, and creating a healthy and productive campus environment.

Green Stormwater Infrastructure
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Join the CCSE Grounds Subcommittee
The Chancellor's Committee on Sustainability & Energy's Grounds subcommittee discusses landscape issues on campus. -
Biodiverse Campus
The fourth UIC Climate Commitment discusses ways to improve the landscape and campus forest. -
Net Zero Water Campus
The third UIC Climate Commitment discusses ways UIC can reduce water usage and stormwater runoff. -
Climate Action Implementation Plan
UIC's comprehensive guide to address climate change including stormwater management and biodiversity
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Field Guide to Plant Life at UIC
Published by the UIC Grounds Department, this booklet highlights 23 of the most popular plants. -
Tree Campus USA
UIC has been certified as a Tree Campus USA every year since 2011. -
Bee Campus USA
UIC is the first university in Illinois to be recognized as a BeeCampus USA.