Keeping the grounds of the northern most university campus in the United States has its challenges. There are summer months that are as dry as a desert and winter days where the temperature drops as low as 60 degrees. Our growing season is short, so growing and planting flowers to add color and charm to the campus adds to the challenge. The grounds crew is responsible for all the walkways, stairs, handicap ramps and building access points.
Traction control is our highest priority during the winter months.
Our summer responsibilities range from mowing, fertilizing, aerating, watering, rejuvenating, and installing lawns, to designing and implementing landscape projects campus wide. We also plant, remove and prune trees and shrubs, supply labor to other shops and from time to time act as tour guides for folks visiting our campus. The Rainey s cabin is one of the oldest structures on campus. It is still used as a place to house visitors to the campus. The back of the Cutler apartment complex will have lawns installed in the spring.