Landscape and Grounds

Our Responsibilities

We maintain more than

• 1,500 acres of greenspace
• 57 miles of roadways
• 25,000 parking spaces
• 113 miles of sidewalks
• 7 parking garages
• 36 holes of championship golf
• 22,000 trees
• 175 acres of irrigated grounds
• 300 tree plantings each year

Roads, sidewalks, parking lots and ramps, bike paths

• Maintenance and repair of hard surface concrete areas
• Closure, barricading and detours of roads due to damage or construction
• Snow and ice pre-treatment
• Snow and ice removal
• Flood containment

Campus landscape

• Plants
• Trees
• Lawn panels
• Flowers
• Shrubbery
• Recreational areas
• Waterways
• Wetlands

Golf courses

• IPF curates and maintains Forest Akers Golf Courses. This includes the west and east courses as well as the MSU Golf Center, one of Michigan’s finest practice facilities.

Irrigation

• Drip lines
• Piping systems
• Spray heads
• Accessories
• Weather station maintenance
• Fountains

Litter and debris control

• Outdoor trash receptacles and containers
• Debris and litter removal from outdoor and public spaces
• Tailgate and outdoor event cleanup

Outdoor signs and amenities

• Upkeep of outdoor furniture fixtures such as:
• Patio chairs, tables and benches
• Fencing

Installation and maintenance

• Bicycle racks
• Moped parking
• Wayfinding signage
• Roadway signage
• Removal of unauthorized signage or other advertising (graffiti)

Trees and shrubs

• Pruning
• Trimming, dead branch removal
• Fertilization
• Hazardous tree removal
• Supervision and curation of Campus Arboretum
• Michigan State University Campus Tree Management Plan

Additional services

• Campus event support
• New construction
• Landscape improvements
• Stormwater management best practices (DEQ)
• Child daycare facility maintenance
• Mosquito control
• Partnership with MSU wood re-purposing program
• Commemorative & Heritage tree program

Beal Botanical Garden

• Established in 1873, the W.J. Beal Botanical Garden serves as a year-round, outdoor exhibit hosting more than 2,000 species of plants. IPF handles the maintenance and upkeep of the botanical garden and preserves its natural beauty.
• For Beal Botanical Garden concerns, you can contact our curator Frank Telewski