| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.92 |
| Liaison | Katie Beitz |
| Submission Date | May 15, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Oklahoma State University
OP-10: Biodiversity
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Ilda
Hershey Sustainability Coordinator OSU Physical Plant |
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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?:
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 or assessments to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on institution-owned or –managed land?:
Yes
Has the institution conducted an assessment or assessments to identify environmentally sensitive areas on institution-owned or –managed land?:
No
If yes to either of the above, provide the following:
Presence/ absence surveys for Nicrophorus americanus, the federally endangered American burying beetle, are conducted according to US Fish and Wildlife Service protocols. A five gallon bucket is suspended from a tree or fence post approximately 2 feet off the ground. The bucket contains about 3 inches of moist peat moss and is baited with a previously frozen, rotted laboratory rat. Traps are checked each morning by 10:00 AM and all beetles are identified prior to release. Any captured American burying beetles are measured, the gender is identified, and the beetles are marked with a brand made by a cauterizer prior to their release
A brief description of identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
Sampling occurred at the Cross timbers research station in 2016 and at the OSU Cimarron Valley Research Station, Idabel Research Station, and Haskell Research Stations. We detected no American burying beetles on OSU research properties. Near the Haskel Research station we did find American burying beetles and it is possible that these beetles will get onto lands at Haskell, especially if the lands are used for grazing.
A brief description of plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats and/or environmentally sensitive areas:
Station managers were made aware of our field results. If American burying beetles are detected, land use should remain similar to what has been done for the past year.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
OSU may 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 but not within the boundaries we identified as our reporting parameters for the OSU Stillwater campus.
Wyatt Hoback, Entomology & Plant Pathology (American Burying Beetle)
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