Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 34.79
Liaison Eric Dodge
Submission Date Dec. 30, 2022

STARS v2.2

Hanover College
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Eric Dodge
Professor
Economics
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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:
No

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:
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Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:
No

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:
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Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:
Yes

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

Indiana's Department of Natural Resources has certified a portion of Hanover's campus as a Classified Forest and Wildland parcel. The land stewardship plan includes the goal of improving wildlife habitat.


The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

Indiana's DNR periodically reviews a 25-acre tract of campus and has repeatedly designated this tract for the state's Classified Forest and Wildland program. The assessment is attached.


A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

A state forester assessed the property and prepared the attached report.


A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

The management plan is to keep this parcel in tact with no plans to harvest the trees or build on the parcel.


Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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