Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.01
Liaison Suzanne Wood
Submission Date Aug. 16, 2023

STARS v2.2

UMass Chan Medical School
OP-9: Landscape Management

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 2.00 Kortni Wroten
Sustainability and Energy Manager
Facilities
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total campus area:
77.20 Acres

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 0 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 77.20 Acres
Total area of managed grounds 77.20 Acres

If the total area of managed grounds is less than the total campus area, provide:

A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds:
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Organic program

Percentage of grounds managed organically:
0

If reporting an organic program, provide:

A brief description of the organic landscape management program:
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program 

Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
0

If reporting an IPM program, provide:

A copy of the IPM plan or program:
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A brief description of the IPM program:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
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A brief description of the institution's approach to landscape materials management and waste minimization:
Most of the mowers used on campus use recycling blades that mulch the grass as they mow.

A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
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A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution:
UMass Chan uses no pesticides whatsoever, relying only on spot-treatment for weeds with herbicide and delayed-release fertilizers that prevent runoff into the local waterways and reduce the need for irrigation.

Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable landscape management program 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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