| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.39 |
| Liaison | Weston Dripps |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Amherst College
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.00 / 2.00 |
Laura
Draucker Director of Sustainability Office of Environmental Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
412.78
Hectares
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses a four-tiered approach | 50 Hectares |
| Area managed in accordance with an organic land care standard or sustainable landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials | 0 Hectares |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 0 Hectares |
| Total area of managed grounds | 50 Hectares |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Hayed fields, Book & Plow farm and other agricultural land rented to farmers, sanctuary lands, buildings, woodlands, rental housing properties, roadways, sidewalks.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program
100
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/IPM%2520-%2520Buildings%2520and%2520Grounds%2520-%25202019.pdf
Organic Program
0
If reporting an organic program, provide:
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Optional Fields
We take care of all plants based on best practices. We prune/remove as necessary but do everything we can (outside of pesticides) to keep all plants alive.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
Wilt-based irrigation on athletic fields only, some minor irrigation elsewhere, and a campus-wide minimalist approach.
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
In-house mulch, topsoil, and leaf composting
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
The college uses shade trees to reduce energy use in buildings. Additionally, the college is undergoing a renovation project that will incorporate low maintenance grounds into the campus.
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution (e.g. use of environmentally preferable landscaping materials, initiatives to reduce the impacts of ice and snow removal, wildfire prevention):
New plantings are more native, we are adding rain gardens and more pollinator attracting plants
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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