Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.21
Liaison Jeremy King
Submission Date Sept. 19, 2022

STARS v2.2

Denison University
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Jeremy King
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of the President
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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 Yes
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) ---
Bee Campus USA Yes
Demeter Biodynamic ---
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management standard ---
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List Standard ---
National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat Program Yes
An Organic standard or Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) endorsed by IFOAM ---
Salmon-Safe ---
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) ---
Tree Campus USA (Arbor Day Foundation) Yes
An equivalent program approved by AASHE ---

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

Denison has been designated as a Tree Campus USA every year since 2010.

https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/campuses.cfm

Denison was recognized as a Bee Campus USA in 2021.

Denison was ArbNet Certified in 2018 and again in 2022 - https://denison.edu/campus/green/denison-arboretum


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