Landscape Management

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Landscape Management
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MIG Landscape Management
Smart Management ofYour Community Landscape
Resources
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Cost Reduction Strategies for Landscape
Maintenance Management

• 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• Replace Outdated Landscape and Irrigation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

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Conventional Landscape Management Practices

• Emphasize Large Turf Areas
• Repeated Synthetic Inputs
• High Energy Use
• Soil Compaction, Shallow Roots
• Pollution from Chemical Runoff
• Increased Pests and Plant Disease
• Risks to Human Health due to Chemical
  Exposure
• High Maintenance Costs

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MIG Approach Reduces Landscape MaintenanceCosts
by Analyzing, Recommending and Implementing
Step 1 Analyze Soil, Water and Landscape Step
2Recommend Scope of Work Step
3ImplementManagement Strategy
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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

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MIG Approach Reduces costs by creating
biologically balanced soil
SOIL

• Increased Root Growth
• Water Use Reduction
• Reduced Inputs
• Reduce Runoff
• Fewer Diseases
• Increased Durability
• and Resilience

Source Soil Foodweb Oregon
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MIG Approach Reduces costs through irrigation
water management
WATER

• Current Water Use
• Water Harvesting Potential
• Irrigation Needs (Including Irrigation
  Schedule Management)
• Stormwater Management

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Low Cost Solutions
WATER

• Dedicated irrigation water meters
• Smart irrigation controllers
• Irrigation injection systems (using organic
  amendments)
• Rain shutoff sensors
• Moisture sensors and flow sensor devices

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MIG Approach Reduces costs through a complete
planting assessment
PLANTS

• Assess Context and
• Growing Environment
• Evaluate
• Turf Area Needs
• Habitat
• Biodiversity
• Opportunities to Update Aesthetics
• Aesthetics and Function Is original design
  intent being sustained?

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The MIG Approach to Landscape Maintenance
Management is Smart Resource Management
Cost Savings
MIG Landscape Maintenance Management Smart
Resource Management
Environmental Benefits
Meet Environmental Mandates AB 1881 Climate
Action Plans, etc.
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and Good for People
Health and Well-being
MIG Landscape Maintenance Management
Environmental Benefits
Educational Opportunities
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Time for a new look and up do date practices!
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MIG Landscape Management Services

• 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