Tagged: Sustainability

  • Coffee Ground, Literally

    <none>|January 27, 2021

    It’s one of the most iconic and majestic places on Ohio State’s campus. Whether it’s studying, taking pictures or exercising, students, faculty, staff and visitors flock to Mirror Lake, but the lake is more than just a place for Buckeyes to gather. It’s playing a key role in advancing the university’s sustainability efforts.

    In addition to adding 250-300 new plants around Mirror Lake in autumn 2020, Facilities Operations and Development (FOD) Landscape Services is using coffee grounds instead of artificial fertilizer in plant beds surrounding the lake. 

  • In the News: Renovated Mirror Lake provides hydrogeology lab for students

    <none>|November 2, 2018

    On a crisp October day at Mirror Lake, senior Michael Madson surmises why dissolved solids in the lake have dropped in the past few months.

  • In the News: Mirror Lake re-emerges with new look

    <none>|August 22, 2018

    The Historic Mirror Lake District that has been under construction since fall 2016, which included the renovation of Mirror Lake, Browning Amphitheater and Pomerene and Oxley halls, officially removed its fences Aug. 10. The project budgets were more than $69 million, collectively.

    Read The Lantern article to learn more.

  • In the News: Watch as time and change transform Mirror Lake

    <none>|August 17, 2018

    Fences have come down, walkways are clear and the iconic Mirror Lake is open on campus.

    Video captured by Ohio State News shows the evolution of the new Mirror Lake after construction started in late 2016.

  • In the News: Mirror Lake set to reopen after major renovations

    <none>|August 7, 2018

    The new and improved Mirror Lake District will once again be open to the public. For the past two years, Mirror Lake has been under renovation with a focus on enhancing safety and sustainability. Click here to watch ABC6's story about about the work.