Landscape Architecture Content / Landscape Architecture Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en The Sheepmowers Cut the Grass — and Feed the Lawn and Soul /arts/blog/sheep-cut-grass-feed-lawn-soul <p dir="ltr"><span>Sheepmovers made their return to the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ campus on Wellman Hall’s lawn Friday, Nov. 1. About 25 sheep of multiple varieties grazed the lawn, helping to mow, fertilize and improve the lawn’s ecosystem. But not only do these sheep help to keep our planet in order, they also provide students with an artistic outlet to enjoy during a stressful week.</span></p> November 06, 2024 - 2:27pm Jamie Sara Gelfond /arts/blog/sheep-cut-grass-feed-lawn-soul Exhibit: Our Future with Fire /arts/blog/exhibit-our-future-fire <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p><span>Wildfires in California have increased </span><a href="https://www.drought.gov/news/study-finds-climate-change-blame-record-breaking-california-wildfires-2023-08-08#:~:text=Environmental%20observations%20indicate%20that%20summer,compared%20to%201971%20to%201995."><span>fivefold since 1971</span></a><span>. In 2020, nearly 10,000 wildfires burned 3.5 million acres of California. Now, an exhibit at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ makes manifest the impending impact of California’s fiery future.&nbsp;</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> March 21, 2024 - 2:42pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/exhibit-our-future-fire Citizen Scientists Help ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Researchers Spread Native Plant Seeds in Urban Areas /news/citizen-scientists-help-uc-davis-researchers-spread-native-plant-seeds-urban-areas <p><span><span>Bus stops, bike paths, sidewalks and other spots often overlooked in the community will become areas of beauty — for the sake of science. That’s the idea behind the <a href="https://www.miridaelivinglabs.org/seedpileproject">Seed Pile Project</a>, which asks community members from as far east as Sacramento and as far west as the East Bay to drop a pile of native wildflower seeds near their home or office and monitor the growth.</span></span></p> November 15, 2022 - 10:15am Karen Michele Nikos /news/citizen-scientists-help-uc-davis-researchers-spread-native-plant-seeds-urban-areas Sheep to Return One ‘Mow’ Time This Season /news/sheep-return-one-mow-time-this-season <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sheep have been grazing the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ campus during the summer and this fall in an academic experiment to see if they can eat weeds and grass, fertilize and control pests as well as or better than using conventional landscaping methods.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>This week will be the last chance to see them for a while — and, if you're a knitter, well, this is your opportunity to see wool-in-the-making! More on that later.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> October 19, 2021 - 1:45pm Karen Michele Nikos /news/sheep-return-one-mow-time-this-season Experts: Climate Change and Community Resilience /climate/news/experts-climate-change-and-community-resilience <p>The following sources from the University of California, Davis, are available to talk with media about&nbsp;<a href="https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/news/">climate change</a>&nbsp;impacts and solutions related to community resilience.&nbsp;</p> September 04, 2021 - 2:17pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/experts-climate-change-and-community-resilience Sheep Graze the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Gateway to Help Maintain Landscape /news/sheep-will-graze-uc-davis-gateway-help-maintain-landscape <p><span><span>Sheep are grazing the University of California, Davis, campus gateway on Old Davis Road this week in an academic experiment to see if sheep can eat weeds and grass, fertilize and control pests as well as or better than using conventional landscaping methods.</span></span></p> May 05, 2021 - 8:30am Karen Michele Nikos /news/sheep-will-graze-uc-davis-gateway-help-maintain-landscape THE DOWNLOAD: Landscape Architecture, Aggie Pride Profiles, Sting /news/clone-download-international-week-fluffies <p>Students in ºÙºÙÊÓƵ' Landscape Architecture program are doing more than learning the basics — they're making their mark on campus.</p> <p>In the above video, see some of the places landscape architecture students have beautified campus, and where they're looking next.</p> December 06, 2016 - 9:00am Cody Kitaura /news/clone-download-international-week-fluffies