| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.23 |
| Liaison | Merry Rankin |
| Submission Date | Sept. 1, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Iowa State University
OP-10: Biodiversity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.00 / 1.00 |
Cathy
Brown Assistant Director of Campus Physical Planning Facilities Planning and Management |
Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance?:
A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:
Has the institution conducted an assessment or assessments to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on institution-owned or –managed land?:
Has the institution conducted an assessment or assessments to identify environmentally sensitive areas on institution-owned or –managed land?:
The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or environmentally sensitive areas (including most recent year assessed) and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:
No formal program, but yes in practice. A brief description of wildlife habitat program, policy or practice: The University has significant holdings of woodland and, to a limited extent, prairie used for teaching, research and student experiencial learning. The university has introduced several new no-mow areas and low impact storm water management in the past 5 years which provide for habitat diversity and reduce impact. Additionally the university has a small man-made lake which has several improvements to address water quality that has resulted in greater diversity of invertebrates living in the lake and enhanced student learning. The habitat supports extensive wildlife diversity due to proximity of campus hawks, fox, wild turkey, geese, raccoons, squirrels have all been observed within the central campus environment, in addition to more commonly urbanized wildlife such as song birds, deer, rabbits and insects. Wildlife is removed from campus only after posing a threat to humans, causing damage to buildings and/or infrastructure or potential harm to themselves due to the urbanized environment.
A brief description of identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
A brief description of plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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