| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 43.58 |
| Liaison | Christopher Homeister |
| Submission Date | Oct. 30, 2023 |
Salisbury University
IN-48: Innovation B
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.50 / 0.50 |
Christopher
Homeister Director of Campus Sustainability Campus Sustainability |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Maryland Bird Campus Certification
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
The Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership has designated Salisbury University a “High Flyer” Maryland Bird Campus. The Maryland Bird Campus program requirements encompass:
1. Habitat Creation, Protection, and Monitoring
2. Campus Forest, Tree, and Habitat Management
3. Limiting or Removing Threats to Birds
4. Education, Curriculum, Research, and Service Learning
5. Campus Energy and Sustainability
6. World Migratory Bird Day
Salisbury University’s initiative focuses on three main goals:
1. To make SU a better home for birds by providing habitat, shelter, water and a place to raise their young.
2. To reduce dangers to birds on campus.
3. To educate students and the community about the problems faced by birds, and what they can do to be proactive.
Accomplishments thus far include:
1. On campus installation of nest boxes suitable for different species of song birds (chickadees, nuthatches, titmice, northern flickers, bluebirds, swallows, robins and phoebes) and screech owls.
2. Collaboration with the City of Salisbury to install nest boxes in the City Park.
3. Initiated construction a Chimney Swift tower on campus.
4. Identified areas on campus with high prevalence of bird deaths from collisions with windows; purchased and installed bird strike prevention films at multiple locations on campus.
1. Habitat Creation, Protection, and Monitoring
2. Campus Forest, Tree, and Habitat Management
3. Limiting or Removing Threats to Birds
4. Education, Curriculum, Research, and Service Learning
5. Campus Energy and Sustainability
6. World Migratory Bird Day
Salisbury University’s initiative focuses on three main goals:
1. To make SU a better home for birds by providing habitat, shelter, water and a place to raise their young.
2. To reduce dangers to birds on campus.
3. To educate students and the community about the problems faced by birds, and what they can do to be proactive.
Accomplishments thus far include:
1. On campus installation of nest boxes suitable for different species of song birds (chickadees, nuthatches, titmice, northern flickers, bluebirds, swallows, robins and phoebes) and screech owls.
2. Collaboration with the City of Salisbury to install nest boxes in the City Park.
3. Initiated construction a Chimney Swift tower on campus.
4. Identified areas on campus with high prevalence of bird deaths from collisions with windows; purchased and installed bird strike prevention films at multiple locations on campus.
Optional Fields
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Work to maintain the Maryland Bird Campus "High Flyer" certification is continuous. Attached for your reference is one of the latest Green Fund applications that was approved for funding during the Fall '23 semester. In July 2023 bird strike prevention film was installed on windows at Henson Hall and Conway Hall.
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