Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 45.66
Liaison Stalin Espinal
Submission Date March 2, 2023

STARS v2.2

City University of New York, Brooklyn College
OP-9: Landscape Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Stalin Espinal
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Health & Safety
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Total campus area:
35 Acres

Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
Area (double-counting is not allowed)
Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides 25 Acres
Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed 0 Acres
Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices 0 Acres
Total area of managed grounds 25 Acres

A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:

None, available area is manage by the laborers.


Percentage of grounds managed organically:
100

A brief description of the organic landscape management program:

Some of these practices include using organic fertilizers and compost, proper disposal of diseased crop residue and good sanitation, and maintaining biodiversity on campus. Seasonal leaves are use as mulch for the compost bin in the college's community garden.


Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
0

A copy of the IPM plan or program:
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A brief description of the IPM program:

Not available.


A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
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A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program 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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