Grounds Maintenance
Grounds Maintenance, Landscaping, Horticulture Care, Tree Services, Trash Dumpster Services and Grounds Use Permit Coordination.
The Grounds department is responsible for the following services to the campus:
Grounds Maintenance
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Mowing, edging, pruning, weeding and leaf removal)
Landscape Services
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Sod replacement, Shrub bed renewal/installation/repair, mulching, and seeding
Horticulture Services
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Color bed installation/repair, flower pots/hanging basket planting/maintenance, exterior/interior plant care
Tree Services
- Removal, trimming, pruning
Trash and Dumpster Service
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Service/install UA dumpsters, debris removal, and general campus grounds clean-up
Street Sweeper Services
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General street and parking lot sweeper care
Grounds Use Permit Coordination
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Link here for permit. (Student Organizations should contact Student Affairs at 348-2693).
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Vehicles are not allowed on 6th or 9th Avenues and are never allowed on the Quad.
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Grounds Use Permits should be submitted with a map showing the location of the planned event. Below are two printable PDF maps to show the location. One map is for Quad events and the other is for other locations on campus.
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For correspondence concerning Grounds Use permits, please email groundspermits@fa.ua.edu or call 348-6777.
General grounds services that are directly related to the continuous care of the campus (mowing, edging, weeding, etc) are provided without charge to most of the University community. Additional services, for which the Grounds Department is not budgeted, must be funded by the requesting department/organization.
Routine work orders should be submitted through your building representative. If you are a Housing Resident, contact Regina Stapleton at 348-6188. If you have an emergency, call the Service Response Center at 348-6001. If after 5:00pm, call the University Police Department at 348-5454.
Call the ADA Hotline at 348-5882 if you wish to report an accessibility issue.
Physical Address |
Phone Fax |
Name |
Title |
Phone |
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Duane Lamb |
Assistant Vice President |
348-8092 |
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Donna McCray |
Executive Secretary |
348-6777 |
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Chad Burke |
Manager of Grounds |
348-9823 |
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Darnell Ball |
Assistant Manager Grounds |
348-8712 |
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Jason Northam |
Assistant Manager Grounds/ Equipment |
348-9536 |
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Elizabeth Leavelle |
Assistant Manager Grounds/ Horticulture |
348-6961 |
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Eli Casas |
Assistant Manager Grounds |
348-9558 |
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Iris Hester |
Office Associate Senior |
348-2657 |
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Grounds Use Approval - Donna McCray |
348-6777 |
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