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What we don’t know, however, is to what extent high school students prefer barren, traditional and best management landscape configurations. To what extent do variations in the density of the vegetation impact their preferences? To what extent do preferences change when we consider different landscape types and the two levels of vegetation at the same time? To what extent do these findings hold for the various spaces on high school landscapes? I investigated three public high schools in Central Illinois to examine the interests of students in different kinds of landscape configurations found on high school campuses. Based on the photo-questionnaires completed by high school students, I found that high school students prefer school campuses with best management practices landscapes more than those with traditional ¬or barren landscape configurations. 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To what extent do variations in the density of the vegetation impact their preferences? To what extent do preferences change when we consider different landscape types and the two levels of vegetation at the same time? To what extent do these findings hold for the various spaces on high school landscapes? I investigated three public high schools in Central Illinois to examine the interests of students in different kinds of landscape configurations found on high school campuses. Based on the photo-questionnaires completed by high school students, I found that high school students prefer school campuses with best management practices landscapes more than those with traditional ¬or barren landscape configurations. 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