| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.06 |
| Liaison | Susan Powers |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Clarkson University
OP-T2-20: Wildlife Habitat
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.25 / 0.25 |
Susan
Powers Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment ISE |
Does the institution have programs in place to protect and/or create wildlife habitat on institution-owned land?:
A brief description of the wildlife habitat program, policy, or practice:
200+ acres are considered to be Forever Wild. This area includes walking and biking trails, an overlook at the wetland and a Heron rookery.
There are also 170 acres along the waterfront that are maintained for walking and wildlife viewing.
The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Clarkson’s property includes forests, creeks, vernal ponds, wetlands and the Raquette River, a major tributary to the St. Lawrence River. Wildlife that shares these natural ecosystems includes (for example) deer, blue heron, raccoons, beaver, fox, turkeys, groundhogs, a variety of other birds and an occasional black bear. Valued plant species also find their homes in our wild areas: 'yellow lettuce' (Lacttuca hirsute) is endangered in New York State and a Pyrola and a Botrychium fern are state heritage list plants.
see also: http://people.clarkson.edu/projects/physplantwiki/index.php/Southern_Racquette_River_Walking_Trails
http://people.clarkson.edu/projects/physplantwiki/index.php/Walking_Trails_-_Southern_Racquette_River_Overlooks
Clarkson’s property includes forests, creeks, vernal ponds, wetlands and the Raquette River, a major tributary to the St. Lawrence River. Wildlife that shares these natural ecosystems includes (for example) deer, blue heron, raccoons, beaver, fox, turkeys, groundhogs, a variety of other birds and an occasional black bear. Valued plant species also find their homes in our wild areas: 'yellow lettuce' (Lacttuca hirsute) is endangered in New York State and a Pyrola and a Botrychium fern are state heritage list plants.
see also: http://people.clarkson.edu/projects/physplantwiki/index.php/Southern_Racquette_River_Walking_Trails
http://people.clarkson.edu/projects/physplantwiki/index.php/Walking_Trails_-_Southern_Racquette_River_Overlooks
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