Too many open spaces consist of isolated trees awash in an ocean of lawn grass. But there’s something sterile about this landscape. Princeton’s social media team loves to emphasize the beauty of upper campus, especially in the many Instagram posts of Alexander Beach and other quads showing off stately trees and carefully pruned bushes lording over carefully mowed lawns. But 85 percent isn't enough - the University must continue to expand its re-nativizing efforts beyond new construction, bringing native species to the whole campus. According to Princeton University Facilities, the University aims to have 85 percent of plants in its landscape be native to the mid-Atlantic region. Still, there is much work left to be done. These improvements are a credit to the many staff members at Princeton who worked to plan and implement them, and their efforts should be celebrated. The southern edge of campus has been transformed into a mini-meadow, able to house many new insects frolicking alongside the undergrads beginning the fall semester. Skies are now filled with swarms of bumblebees and warblers. Where there were once only low grasses and daffodils, now sprout black-eyed Susan, New England aster and goldenrod. Most striking is the transformation that has occurred just outside the windows of Yeh College and New College West. Returning to campus in the fall, it’s hard to ignore the ways campus has changed as Princeton reshapes itself.
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