Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 55.03
Liaison Sara McIntyre
Submission Date Aug. 10, 2022

STARS v2.2

Sewanee - The University of the South
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Amy Turner
Director of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability
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Does the institution own and/or manage land that is currently certified under the following programs? (at least one positive response required):
Yes or No
ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Yes
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) No
Bee Campus USA No
Demeter Biodynamic No
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management standard Yes
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List Standard No
National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat Program No
An Organic standard or Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) endorsed by IFOAM No
Salmon-Safe No
Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) No
Tree Campus USA (Arbor Day Foundation) Yes
An equivalent program approved by AASHE No

A brief description of the institution’s third party certified land holdings:

The management of University land is guided by a comprehensive management plan completed in 2019, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and the Forest Stewards Guild. All activities are certified sustainable through the Forest Stewardship Council, the gold standard in ecological forestry. Students take part in both the planning and implementation of all aspects of management including: harvest planning and inventory, prescribed fire, and exotic species management. Students participate in our management implemented to improve wildlife habitats, protect fragile species and ecosystems, and set an example of exemplary forest management in the region.


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