Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	64.03
Liaison	Katie Beitz
Submission Date	March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Oklahoma State University
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.00 / 2.00 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	Kristeena Blaser Sustainability Coordinator Energy Services

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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?:

Yes

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

Accredited Arboretum, Native Plant Corridor, Welcome Plaza
Centennial Grove is a large greenspace that supports storm water runoff and mitigation through the planting and management of appropriate tree species, and cultural practices of turf maintenance.

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:

Accredited Arboretum Status obtained.
American Burying Beetle

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:

Native Plant Corridor is a corridor on campus planted with the focus of increasing native plant species on campus while also supporting pollinators and beneficial insects. Welcome Plaza is a plaza designed and planted with the focus of increasing native plant species on campus while also supporting pollinators and beneficial insects. These areas are maintained with protection of pollinators and beneficial insects' protection and promotion always taken into consideration when performing any maintenance tasks.

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:

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 sex is identified, and the beetles are marked with a brand made by a cauterizer prior to their release

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

The scope of the assessment covers OSU Research Stations across the state.

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

Station managers were made aware of our field results. If American burying beetles are detected, land use should return to a similar state as what it had been used for the previous year.

Optional Fields

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

0.37

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

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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.

Data Sources:
John Lee, Director, Landscape Services