| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.60 |
| Liaison | Megan Curtis-Murphy |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2023 |
Northeastern University
IN-20: Grounds Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Megan
Curtis-Murphy Director of Campus Sustainability & Engagement Climate Justice & Sustainability Hub |
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) | No |
| Bee Campus USA | No |
| Demeter Biodynamic | No |
| Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management standard | No |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List Standard | No |
| National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat Program | No |
| An Organic standard or Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) endorsed by IFOAM | No |
| Salmon-Safe | No |
| Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) | Yes |
| 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:
Northeastern University’s Boston campus has officially been recognized as a Level II Arboretum by ArbNet, a nonprofit dedicated to helping create and conserve arboreta around the world. Northeastern is now the only university in Boston to have an arboretum on its campus. The Arboretum covers 11.5 acres of green space out of the 72 acre Boston campus, including 1,471 individual trees representing over 100 different species; 5,404 shrubs; and 141 woody plant species, all of which shelter the walkways between buildings and surround the open green spaces. To be accredited, an arboretum needs to have a strategic plan, a governing board, public programming, and an inventory of every tree and woody plant on the grounds. Level II-accredited arboreta have 100 species, varieties or cultivars of trees or woody plants, an arboretum collections policy describing the development and professional management of plants, and have enhanced educational and public programming.
Carter Field/Sports Air Structure (land owned by the City of Boston) is maintained and operated by Northeastern University Facilities Management. The University paid for a significant redevelopment of the site in 2019 and is pending certification under “SITES”, the Sustainable Initiative Certification, through The Green Business Certification Inc. or “GBCI”.
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