Grounds Services
Grounds Services is responsible for the day-to-day care and maintenance of CSU’s outdoor campus spaces, including turf, shrub beds, flowerbeds, irrigation systems, trees, athletic fields, sidewalks, plazas, parking areas, and snow and ice response.
What Grounds Maintains
Grounds Services provides day-to-day care for CSU’s outdoor campus spaces through routine maintenance, seasonal support, and response to changing campus needs.
Turf & Lawn Areas
Maintains campus turf through mowing, fertilization, irrigation support, weed control, and renovation practices that support safe and attractive outdoor spaces.
Shrub Beds & Landscape Areas
Supports shrub beds and planted areas through pruning, mulching, weeding, spot treatment, and renovation of declining landscape beds.
Flowerbeds & Seasonal Plantings
Designs, installs, and maintains more than 100 flowerbeds each year to support seasonal color, campus appearance, and pollinator-friendly landscapes.
Trees & Tree Rings
Supports campus tree health through mulching, pruning, tree removal, winter watering, tree assessments, and storm damage response.
Irrigation Systems
Maintains irrigation systems across approximately 230 acres, including sprinkler heads, nozzles, controllers, lateral lines, and mainline repairs.
Litter & Debris Removal
Removes litter and organic debris from turf, shrub beds, sidewalks, streets, gutters, parking lots, plazas, malls, tree rings, and outdoor trash receptacles.
Sports Turf
Prepares and maintains natural and synthetic athletic surfaces in coordination with Athletics, coaches, and campus partners for practices, games, and events.
Integrated Pest Management
Grounds Services uses Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices to manage outdoor pests such as weeds, insects, and animals while supporting responsible campus landscape care.
Snow & Ice Response
Outdoor Services provides snow and ice removal for streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and other hard surface areas across campus, with priority focus on accessibility routes and safe campus access during winter weather events.
Student Hourly Employment
Grounds Services hires seasonal hourly employees to support campus landscape maintenance during the growing season.
Interested applicants may apply in person at 202 West Lake Street between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Students may also apply through the CSU Handshake platform.
Need Help?
For more information about Outdoor Services, which is composed of general grounds maintenance and heavy equipment/general services, please visit
Outdoor Services →Heavy Equipment & General Services →
If you need Grounds Services or Heavy Equipment & General Services assistance, contact Facilities Management Customer Service at 970-491-0077 or submit a service request through RamWorks.