Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 79.54 |
Liaison | Kelli O'Day |
Submission Date | June 20, 2023 |
University of California, Davis
OP-10: Biodiversity
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Kelli
O'Day Assessment Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, 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 to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:
A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:
https://ucdavis.app.box.com/s/55y7j6fm6bnu3vabzuas5rdqil2myimn
Note that the 2018 Long Range Development Plan Environmental Impact Report (LDPR EIR) classified species on campus using the legal status definitions provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List categories were not used or analyzed in the 2018 LRDP EIR. As defined under IUCN Red List categories, the vulnerable California Tiger Salamander and the near threatened California Red-legged Frog can both be found on the UC Davis campus.
Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:
A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:
The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:
A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):
A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:
Additionally, the 2018 LRDP EIR includes numerous mitigation measures that require actions by UC Davis to protect biological resources on campus in form of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP). An example is that this MMRP requires pre-construction surveys to determine if special status species are present at a specific project site and additional species specific mitigation measures if any species are found. See attached Table 3-1 2018 LRDP Mitigation and Monitoring and Reporting Program - Excerpt of the 2018 LRDP EIR MMRP.
Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :
Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/putah-creek
https://environmentalplanning.ucdavis.edu/2018-lrdp-eir/eir
https://ucdavis.box.com/s/55y7j6fm6bnu3vabzuas5rdqil2myimn
Cora Ballek, student employee at the UC Davis Sustainability office, assisted in compiling this credit response.
Details on campus biodiversity initiatives are available through the following links:
https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/putah-creek
https://environmentalplanning.ucdavis.edu/2018-lrdp-eir/eir
https://ucdavis.box.com/s/55y7j6fm6bnu3vabzuas5rdqil2myimn
Cora Ballek, student employee at the UC Davis Sustainability office, assisted in compiling this credit response.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.