{"id":5662,"date":"2026-04-15T18:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=5662"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:38:12","slug":"turf-conversion-project-proposal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/turf-conversion-project-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Turf Conversion Project Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<h2>Turf Conversion Project Proposal<\/h2>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Project Summary: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Outdoor Water Efficiency initiative is a transformative landscaping project utilizing smart technology and native vegetation to drastically reduce Northern Arizona University&#8217;s water consumption. Managed by the Office of Sustainability in partnership with Facility Services, this project expands the Calsense intelligent irrigation system across seven acres of functional turf, utilizing real-time soil and weather data to save an estimated 2.6 million gallons of water annually.\u00a0Simultaneously, the team is converting 38,000 square feet of non-functional turf grass into vibrant, drought-tolerant native landscaping, conserving an additional 1.06 million gallons each year.\u00a0This revitalized area integrates crusher fine pathways and recycled seating to encourage student engagement with nature.\u00a0Supported by a state water conservation grant, this comprehensive effort maximizes campus water efficiency while cultivating biodiverse, accessible green spaces.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-square-image wp-image-4389\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/10\/IMG_2857-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/10\/IMG_2857-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/10\/IMG_2857-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2024\/10\/IMG_2857-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Project Lead:<\/h5>\n<p>Gracie Marker<\/p>\n<h5>Project Advisor:<\/h5>\n<p>Erik Nielsen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>2025-02-11<\/p>\n<h5>Funding Amount:<\/h5>\n<p>$158,047.66<\/p>\n<h5>Department:<\/h5>\n<p>Office of Sustainability<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/136\/2026\/04\/Updated-WIFA-Grant-Match_Green-Fund-Proposal-APPROVED.pdf\">Supporting Documents<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5662","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5664,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5662\/revisions\/5664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}