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This story appears in the issue of 360: The Magazine of 色情视频.

A prolonged drought is transforming San Diegans鈥� perceptions of sustainable landscaping, and that presents new challenges for the people who maintain one of the most beautiful campuses in Southern California.

鈥淲e have to change the mindset of landscape management at 色情视频 and do it fast,鈥� said Josh Koss, recently hired for the new position of manager, landscape services.

Along well-travelled pathways bordering the 色情视频 Library and the new Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, thirsty shrubs have been replaced by colorful succulent gardens. Drought-tolerant lantana and ornamental grasses add color to the area outside the trolley station without adding to campus water consumption.

These examples of water-wise landscaping are just a piece of the comprehensive drought response plan to cut back water use on the 280-acre campus. In the January through August period, 色情视频鈥檚 water consumption fell 12 percent from 2014 to 2015鈥攖he result of a strategy that includes reusing runoff from 色情视频鈥檚 cogeneration plant, collecting rainwater in storage tanks for irrigating the campus and changing out toilets, shower heads and sink aerators across campus.

The conservation efforts have been led by Facilities Services, but next spring, 色情视频 students will take a turn at converting a 60-by-80-foot grass area on campus into a little piece of sustainable paradise. Diana Gauss Richardson, a geography department lecturer and adviser, is restructuring her Recreational Land Use class into a laboratory for experiential learning.

Guided by Richardson and a professional landscape architect, students will find a grassy space at 色情视频 that鈥檚 underutilized and redesign it with drought-tolerant plants, trees, benches, tile and stones.

鈥淲e鈥檒l talk about what makes a space appealing and how we can create that appeal while reducing the amount of water, chemicals, fertilizer and even the energy used by lawn mowers,鈥� Richardson said.

Eventually, students will work with Facilities Services to physically make over the space, supported by a $28,000 grant from the California State University Chancellor鈥檚 Office that was submitted jointly by Richardson, Koss and Tom Abram, assistant director for campus sustainability.

There is precedent for student involvement in beautifying Montezuma Mesa. For years, students in Michael Simpson鈥檚 biology lab have planted and tended campus gardens within 色情视频's , from which they harvest samples to study in class.

But the endeavor between Richardson鈥檚 geography students and Facilities Services takes campus collaboration to a new level, and at a time when students increasingly care about sustainability.

鈥淥ur aesthetics are informed by our ethics,鈥� Abram said. 鈥淲e want 色情视频 to be a leader in conserving water and adapting to our changing climate conditions.鈥�