Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	69.35
Liaison	Delicia Nahman
Submission Date	Sept. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

Lafayette College
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00 This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions that own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to any of the following: Legally protected areas (e.g., IUCN Category I-VI) Internationally recognized areas (e.g., World Heritage, Ramsar, Natura 2000) Priority sites for biodiversity (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) Regions of conservation importance (e.g., Endemic Bird Areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas) 2 points are available for this credit if the institution owns or manages land that includes or is adjacent to any of the above. 1 point is available for this credit for all other institutions. Close	Scott Kennedy Director of Facilities Operations Finance & Administrative

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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?:

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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Endangered and vulnerable species

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?:

Yes

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

Yes, we've conducted an assessment and we have a few endangered or vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by institution. The list is as follows:
1. Indiana Bat (Endangered)
2. Northern Long-eared Bat (Threatened)
3. Bog Turtle (Threatened)
4. Monarch Butterfly (Candidate)

Areas of biodiversity importance

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:

Yes, we've conducted an assessment and we do not have any areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by institution

Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

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

A student used the tools provided by AASHE to understand if our land had areas of biodiversity importance or endangered/vulnerable species. The college seems to have a no habitats of critical importance but a few vulnerable species have habitats on college owned property. nonetheless, we intend to continue using the tools on an annual basis to track any changes.

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

We assessed all land owned or managed by the college, per a map from Facilities Services.

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

n/a

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

https://sustainability.lafayette.edu/initiatives/biodiversity/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

Lafayette_Main_Campus__Metzger_FieldsLaFarm_IPAC.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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