| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.80 |
| Liaison | Daniel Dixon |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Maine
OP-9: Landscape Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Karina
Graeter Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Total campus area (i.e. the total amount of land within the institutional boundary):
Figures required to calculate the total area of managed grounds:
| Area (double-counting is not allowed) | |
| Area managed in accordance with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program that uses a four-tiered approach | 0 Acres |
| Area managed in accordance with an organic land care standard or sustainable landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials | 436.10 Acres |
| Area managed using conventional landscape management practices (which may include some IPM principles or techniques) | 0 Acres |
| Total area of managed grounds | 436.10 Acres |
A brief description of any land excluded from the area of managed grounds (e.g. the footprint of buildings and impervious surfaces, experimental agricultural land, areas that are not regularly managed or maintained):
Actively managed grounds include: the main campus, University Park, and the Demerrit Forest trail system. Witter Farm is excluded as it is an experimental agricultural station.
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an IPM program:
A copy of the IPM plan or program:
A brief description of the IPM program:
Percentage of grounds managed in accordance with an organic program:
A brief description of the organic land standard or landscape management program that has eliminated the use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, fungicides and herbicides in favor of ecologically preferable materials:
It is UMaine's policy to abstain from using any fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides on campus grounds. The only product used is compost as a soil amendment. This compost is generated on campus at the UMaine Composting Facility, which creates compost from pre-consumer waste from UMaine dining and horse manure from the J. Franklin Witter Teaching and Research Center.
A brief description of the institution's approach to plant stewardship:
The goal of the University is to preserve existing natural areas for habitat and recreation and create habitat corridors that link campus to surrounding natural framework
Through our cooperative extension program the school promotes the use of Maine's 1500 native species of plants on campus as well as throughout the state. UMaine grounds actively works to incorporate native plant species into new landscapes. They work to control invasive plant species (i.e. multiflora rose) by actively cutting and removing root stalks.
A brief description of the institution's approach to hydrology and water use:
A brief description of the institution's approach to materials management and waste minimization (e.g. composting and/or mulching on-site waste):
None of the Universities grass clippings are bagged. Leaves and weeds are mulched as well as used in our compost facility.
A brief description of the institution's approach to energy-efficient landscape design:
A brief description of other sustainable landscape management practices employed by the institution (e.g. use of environmentally preferable landscaping materials, initiatives to reduce the impacts of ice and snow removal, wildfire prevention):
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:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.