HORT 214 Urban Horticulture
(Contact Hours: 5) Students will learn about the unique challenges and environmental situations faced by plants (and horticulturalists!) in urban areas. They will discover how soil compaction, water availability, urban heat island effects, and the build environment influence plant growth, health, and overall survival. They will explore how climate change, soil and water pollution, and invasive species create a unique set of challenges for urban residents and gain hands-on experience mitigating those challenges using the latest green industry technology. Students will explore sustainable food production and public green space access and educational programming; they will also create a landscape design for an environmentally resilient public green space. Minimum benchmarks will be enforced.