Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.91
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2022

STARS v2.2

Calvin University
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Nick Thompson
Associate Director Building Services
Physical Plant
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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:
Calvin's campus is Tree Campus USA certified 2012, 2013, 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

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

Optional Fields 

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://calvin.edu/news/archive/calvin-earns-tree-campus-usa-distinction

See https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/standards.cfm for standards.

Current certification confirmed by Nick Thompson, Director of Facilities, Planning, and Sustainability

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