Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	70.42
Liaison	Amy Dvorak
Submission Date	March 6, 2020

STARS v2.2

Lewis & Clark 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	Amy Dvorak Sustainability Manager Facilities

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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:

The institution does not own or manage land that is legally protected, internationally recognized, or a priority site according to a IPac report. However, the institution is adjacent to a state and local park.

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:

The IPaC report indicated that the institution is not located in a critical habitat area for endangered species while migratory bird information for our location was not available.

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:

The IPaC report identified riverine wetland habitat on the institution's property.

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:

IPaC report

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

IPaC report

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

Strategies to protect habitat include: reduction in the use of pesticides/herbicides, increasing the percentage of pervious surface, use of organic land care practices, construction and building practices to protect stormwater, increasing/improving native habitat, Salmon Safe certification.

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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

IPaC__Resources.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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