| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.87 |
| Liaison | Sam Edwards |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2025 |
Quinnipiac University
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.20 / 2.00 |
Total campus area:
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed organically, without the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides | 40 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses selected chemicals only when needed | 0 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional, chemical-based landscape management practices | 355 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 395 Acres |
If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:
Buildings and impervious surfaces (parking lots) not included (300 acres). Turf/planted areas only. Athletic fields included.
Organic program
If reporting an organic program, provide:
Small areas of the campus are considered wetlands or naturalized areas that do not receive any chemical treatment or mowing. Additionally, forested areas do not receive chemical treatment or mowing. These areas are minimally maintained, but are otherwise left alone. These parcels total approximately 40 acres of organic management.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program
If reporting an IPM program, provide:
A brief description of the IPM program:
The areas that have an IPM program also receive conventional herbicides and therefore could not be double counted for the IPM section (this is why IPM grounds are 0%)
Insecticide applications (Green Areas): Surface insect treatments will be monitored and treated as needed. White grubs will be monitored, and spot treated in late summer as needed.
Optional Fields
Quinnipiac has been designated as a Tree Campus by the Arbor Day Foundation.
To obtain the Tree Campus designation, Quinnipiac meets the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus Higher Education.
These standards include:
- The establishment of a tree advisory committee
- Evidence of a campus tree-care plan
- Dedicated annual expenditures for a campus tree program
- An annual Arbor Day observance
- Sponsorship of student service learning projects.
Quinnipiac is proud of this achievement and pledges a sustained commitment to environmental stewardship.
Goals for Quinnipiac as a Tree Campus
Some of the goals of the Tree Campus Higher Education initiative are:
- Reducing the amount of energy our campus and community generates.
- Planting more trees to help absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which will help mitigate the effects of climate change.
- Improving mental health benefits for students and employees, and encouraging physical activity.
- Assist in providing tree-related service-learning projects for students to help educate the next generation about the importance of caring for the environment.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.