Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.45
Liaison Keisha Payson
Submission Date May 8, 2024

STARS v2.2

Bowdoin College
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Keisha Payson
Sustainability Director
Sustainable Bowdoin
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Does the institution own and/or manage land that is currently certified under the following programs? (at least one positive response required):
Yes or No
ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation No
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) No
Bee Campus USA No
Demeter Biodynamic No
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management standard No
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List Standard No
National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat Program No
An Organic standard or Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) endorsed by IFOAM No
Salmon-Safe No
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) No
Tree Campus USA (Arbor Day Foundation) Yes
An equivalent program approved by AASHE No

A brief description of the institution’s third party certified land holdings:

Bowdoin maintains a GIS tree inventory of the 1600 trees on campus. Bowdoin plants have a wide diversity of species as a precaution against disease. The College has worked diligently over the past ten years to eliminate parking near tree roots, avoiding root compaction. Any time a tree dies on campus, every effort is made to replace it within a year. For each tree that needs to be removed from the Quad, a new tree is planted. https://www.bowdoin.edu/sustainability/sustainability-initiatives/landscaping-and-plant-maintenance.html


Documentation affirming the certification(s):
Website URL where information affirming the certification(s) is available:
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