Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 52.49 |
Liaison | Angela Oberg |
Submission Date | Feb. 27, 2023 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus
OP-10: Biodiversity
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.50 / 1.00 |
Angie
Oberg Associate Director Office of Climate Action |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
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?:
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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Endangered and vulnerable species
Yes
A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:
MAMMALS
- Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) – Endangered
- Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) – Threatened
- Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) – Proposed endangered
INSECTS
- Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) – Candidate
FLOWERS
- Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) – Threatened
MIGRATORY BIRDS
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - Non-BCC Vulnerable: Breeds Sep 1 to Jul 31
- Black-billed (CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 15 to Oct 10
- Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 28 to Jul 20
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Mar 15 to Aug 25
- Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 1 to Aug 20
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - Non-BCC Vulnerable: Breeds elsewhere
- Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 20 to Aug 20
- Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 1 to Jul 31
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 1 to Jul 31
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 10 to Sep 10
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) - BCC – BCR: Breeds elsewhere
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 10 to Aug 31
- Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) – Endangered
- Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) – Threatened
- Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) – Proposed endangered
INSECTS
- Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) – Candidate
FLOWERS
- Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata) – Threatened
MIGRATORY BIRDS
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - Non-BCC Vulnerable: Breeds Sep 1 to Jul 31
- Black-billed (CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 15 to Oct 10
- Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 28 to Jul 20
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Mar 15 to Aug 25
- Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 1 to Aug 20
- Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - Non-BCC Vulnerable: Breeds elsewhere
- Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 20 to Aug 20
- Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 1 to Jul 31
- Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds Apr 1 to Jul 31
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 10 to Sep 10
- Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) - BCC – BCR: Breeds elsewhere
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) - BCC Rangewide (CON): Breeds May 10 to Aug 31
Areas of biodiversity importance
No
A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:
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Methodologies
If yes to either of the above, provide the following:
We used the US Fish and Wildlife Service IPaC tool to identify the endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on Rutgers campus
A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):
All of the Rutgers-New Brunswick physical campus was included
A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:
N/A
Optional Fields
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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:
https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/location/index
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