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Green Initiatives

We’re Embracing the “Park” in Park District. Here’s our green mission:

To adopt environmentally friendly business practices that benefit the environment, educate the community and improve district wide efficiencies.

Green Tip of the Month

Reducing your driving speed to 55mph from 65mph may increase your fuel efficiency of your auto by as much as 15%; cut it to 55mph from 70mph and you could get a 23% improvement.









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Aquatic Plant Growth and Turf Care - How you can help!

Aquatic plant growth is of top concern for our residents and we would like to share with you our philosophy on turf care and how it applies to the health of our aquatic areas. According to the World Resources Institute, an influx of nitrogen and phosphorus levels are distorting the natural nutrient cycle of our planet and becoming quite evident in our aquatic ecosystems, causing diminished water fertility and algae blooms.

At the Hoffman Estates Park District, it is our goal to be as minimally invasive as possible in our turf care, restricting weed control to one application per year at the lowest possible rate to still be effective. We rotate our applications to avoid back-to-back yearly applications on any water way, thus minimizing the run-off of nitrogen and phosphorus. Excessive algae and aquatic growth in our lakes and retention ponds are a direct result of over-fertilization in surrounding residential lawns and homeowners can help tremendously to reduce this problem. Click to read more.

Click here to download Fertilizer Calculation Steps + Recommedations

We believe it is easy being green

Our green committee is continually evaluating district-wide operations to ensure that we are committed to good stewardship of the environment. Check out some of the policies and procedures we’ve put in place:

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