景观

The 中北书院 campus community garden project demonstrates the College’s commitment to sustainability and promoting locally grown health food options for 学生. In 2010, volunteers helped maintain the first successful garden season. 目前, a large number of plots are used to grow food for Chartwells, supplying Kaufman Dining Hall with local and organic produce. In addition to the Chartwells plots, 学生, 工作人员, and Naperville residents have secured their own plots to plant vegetables and flowers.

If you are interested in volunteering or having your own plot, contact the 可持续性 Coordinator.

学院 has developed a system for numbering and identifying the campus tree population. The survey was completed by two 学生, and is being used to facilitate ongoing campus tree maintenance and as an educational tool for 学生, 教师, and campus visitors about the benefits of urban ecology. 进一步, it places worth on each individual tree as to its capacity to sequester carbon and increase property value. 这 库存 continues to promote North Central’s ongoing goal of making the campus an urban arboretum. 

Native plantings around campus require no supplemental watering, minimal annual maintenance, and no need for fertilization or mulching. Once the deep roots establish themselves, ordinary rainfall is sufficient to keep the mix of perennials and grasses in good health. The plantings increase biodiversity by restoring the ecology of the suburban area and providing habitat for songbirds and butterflies. Native gardens have been planted around the Residence Hall/娱乐 Center, 业务运作 & Maintenance building at 999 E. 芝加哥大街., 《图书馆, along the Sesquicentennial Walkway, 校园池塘, and other locations throughout campus.

校园池塘, located at the south end of campus, continues to be a thriving suburban ecosystem providing a natural sanctuary for 学生, 教师, 工作人员,和游客. The pond is spring fed and features many species of plants native to Illinois wetland habitats. It further functions as a water source for irrigating athletic fields and is a major contributor to the College’s stormwater management project.