
Landscape and Grounds
We care for the revered landscape and grounds of MSU’s campus.
Services Include
- Roads, sidewalks, parking lots/ramps, bike paths
- Campus landscape
- Golf courses
- Irrigation
- Litter and debris control
- Outdoor signs and amenities
- Outdoor installation and maintenance
- Trees and shrubs
- Additional services upon request
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
Questions?
Landscape Services
1060 Stadium Road East Lansing, MI 48824