Want to take a tour of the Ursinus College campus like you’ve never seen before? Take our Green Tour!
Whether you are a current student here at UC, a prospective student or a local community member, everyone is welcome to learn about our sustainable spaces. Take our virtual tour below, or use it to guide your visit to campus.
Places you’ll visit on a Green Tour:
In the Spring of 2010, the Berman Museum of Art built the first green roof on campus. It provides carbon sequestration, pollution reduction, temperature regulation, and a beautiful space for students to sit do homework or enjoy the outdoors.
Ursinus has been given the designation of being a Tree Campus USA for our work on sustainably managing our trees. Our campus Tree Care Committee, open to students, faculty, and staff tracks the health of trees on campus, works with Facilities to maintain these trees, and plants new trees.
The Organic Farm, established in 2004, sits on a beautiful 2.5 acres on 9th Avenue. The farm is student-led, and grows a variety of perennial and annual crops each season. Learn more about the Organic Farm
The naturalized stormwater basin was built in 2004 from a retention basin on campus, and today it is home to a wide array of plants and wildlife. This space provides habitat for wildlife, protects native plant species, and prevent soil erosion.Learn more about the basin
The Robert and Shurley Knaefler Whittaker Environmental Research Station (WERS) is a 10-acre farm located on College Avenue and Route 113. WERS is home to research on sustainable agriculture and our campus food forest. This land is protected by an agricultural conservation easement, meaning that this land will be protected and kept in agricultural use in perpetuity. Students and faculty both use this opportunity to learn, research, and share nature with the community.
Ursinus has kept sustainability in mind when designing new buildings. Our Innovation and Discovery Center was built to LEED Silver Standards, and the Commons will have features such as permeable pavers and an electric vehicle recharging station.
The Food Forest, located at WERS, provides both people and wildlife with edible plants. Fruit- and nut-bearing trees and shrubs have been planted by students and faculty to provide sustenance, carbon sequestration, protection for native plant species, and an opportunity for research.
