Landscape Management

MIG Landscape Management Smart Management of Your Community Landscape Resources

 Implement a Landscape Maintenance Plan and Standards  Provide Irrigation Water Management  Establish Communication between Maintenance Personnel and Property Managers  Replace Outdated Landscape and Irrigation Systems and Controls  Adjust Landscape Management Practices  Offer Ongoing Training, Monitoring and Oversight Cost Reduction Strategies for Landscape Maintenance Management

 E E E Emphasize Large Turf Areas  R R R Repeated Synthetic Inputs  H H H High Energy Use  S S S Soil Compaction, Shallow Roots  P P P Pollution from Chemical Runoff  I I I Increased Pests and Plant Disease  R R R Risks to Human Health due to Chemical Exposure  H H H High Maintenance Costs Conventional Landscape Management Practices:

MIG Approach: Reduces Landscape Maintenance Costs by Analyzing, Recommending and Implementing Step 1 Analyze Soil, Water and Landscape Step 2 Recommend Scope of Work Step 3 Implement Management Strategy

MIG Approach: Reduces Costs through Analysis of and Action Plans SOIL Complete Soil Evaluation Organic Soil Management Guidelines WATER Smart Irrigation, Water Conservation, Rainwater Harvesting and Water Audits PLANTS Planting Evaluations Solutions for Reducing Water Use, Increasing Habitat, Biodiversity and Human Health

 Increased Root Growth  Water Use Reduction  Reduced Inputs  Reduce Runoff  Fewer Diseases  Increased Durability and Resilience and Resilience MIG Approach: Reduces costs by creating biologically balanced soil Source: Soil Foodweb Oregon SOIL

MIG Approach: Reduces costs through irrigation water management  Current Water Use  Water Harvesting Potential  Irrigation Needs (Including Irrigation Schedule Management)  Stormwater Management WATER

Low Cost Solutions  Dedicated irrigation water meters  Smart irrigation controllers  Irrigation injection systems (using organic amendments)  Rain shutoff sensors  Moisture sensors and flow sensor devices WATER

MIG Approach: Reduces costs through a complete planting assessment  Assess Context and Growing Environment Growing Environment  Evaluate  Turf Area Needs  Habitat  Biodiversity  Opportunities to Update Aesthetics  Aesthetics and Function – Is original design intent being sustained? PLANTS

Cost Savings The MIG Approach to Landscape Maintenance Management is Smart Resource Management… EnvironmentalBenefitsEnvironmentalBenefitsMeetEnvironmentalMandates: AB 1881 Climate Action Plans, etc. MeetEnvironmentalMandates: AB 1881 Climate Action Plans, etc. MIGLandscapeMaintenanceManagement: Smart Resource Management

…and Good for People Health and Well-being Well-being EnvironmentalBenefitsEnvironmentalBenefitsEducationalOpportunitiesEducationalOpportunities MIGLandscapeMaintenanceManagement

Time for a new look and up do date practices!

 Initial Consultation to Discuss Potential Savings Opportunities  Landscape Maintenance Assessment  Landscape Maintenance Management Plan  Property Mapping and Inventory  Landscape Maintenance Specifications  Irrigation Management  On-Call Landscape Maintenance Management MIG Landscape Management Services