Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	45.51
Liaison	Lawrence Brien
Submission Date	Feb. 29, 2024

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State University of New York at Brockport
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 1.00 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	Julie Caswell Director Facilities Operations Facilities Maintenance and Operations

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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?:

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

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:

Faculty, staff, and students from the Department of Environmental Science and Ecology have collected various types of ecological data across campus including tree and sapling, herbaceous vegetation, small mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian data. These surveys have not detected any rare/endangered species on campus, which is corroborated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Resource Mapper (https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/erm/).

When looking at The Erie Canal, located adjacent to campus, and parts of which we do help maintain. The canal itself may contain rare freshwater mussels.
(https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/erm/)

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:

The Erie Canal, comes in contact with our campus. We also have designated areas on campus that remain underdeveloped and that are used for research by the Department of Environmental Science and Ecology and any other department that would like to use the land for educational purposes.

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:

On a ongoing basis the Faculty, staff, and students from the Department of Environmental Science and Ecology have collected various types of ecological data across campus including tree and sapling, herbaceous vegetation, small mammal, bird, reptile, and amphibian data.

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

The main campus

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

SUNY Brockport takes great pride in our lands and we are always looking to protect more and work on projects that can help the environment. We are just completing a meadows project that will set aside will be planted with a variety of native plants, wild grasses, and flowers creating habitats for pollinators like bees, birds, and butterflies. Additionally, a woodchip path will be installed to benefit Brockport’s cross country team and the Department of Environmental Science & Ecology, which already uses the adjacent woods during labs

Optional Fields

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

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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:

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