Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.34
Liaison Samuel Crowl
Submission Date March 11, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Ohio University
OP-11: Biodiversity

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Elaine Goetz
Director of Energy Management
Facilities Management & Safety
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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, and/or regions of conservation importance?:
Yes

A brief description of any legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance on institution owned or managed land:

The Ridges Land Laboratory is a nature preserve managed by the Ridges Land Laboratory Advisory Committee. 200 acres have been dedicated as a Land Laboratory for a quarter century, creating an environment to conduct research on wildlife habitat, grassland, biomass production and more.


Has the institution conducted an assessment or assessments to identify endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on institution-owned or –managed land?:
No

Has the institution conducted an assessment or assessments to identify environmentally sensitive areas on institution-owned or –managed land?:
No

The methodology(-ies) used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or environmentally sensitive areas and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:
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A brief description of identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
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A brief description of plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity policies and programs(s) is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

No assessments were reported by the Department of Biological Sciences, the Environmental Studies Program, or the Ridges Land Laboratory Advisory Committee.


No assessments were reported by the Department of Biological Sciences, the Environmental Studies Program, or the Ridges Land Laboratory Advisory Committee.

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