| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.93 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-T2-21: Tree Campus USA
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
| -- | 0.00 / 0.25 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
This credit was marked as Not Pursuing so Reporting Fields will not be displayed.
UMass Amherst as of 1/14/16 currently meets 2 of the 5 criteria for becoming designated by ADF as a Tree Campus USA. We are planning to pursue this credit for v2.0.
Standard 1 — Campus Tree Advisory Committee:
The Sustainability Master Planning Committee will be organizing a Tree Advisory Committee and the Director of Grounds is supportive of doing this. Potential members of the committee could be:
Faculty in Stockbridge School of Agriculture/LARP
Landscape Architect in Physical Plant
Student from Stockbridge/Environmental Design
Community Member: Town of Amherst Tree Warden or Sustainability Coordinator
Standard 2 — Campus Tree Care Plan:
This plan is being developed by Landscape Architect and Director Grounds
Standard 3 — Campus Tree Program with Dedicated Annual Expenditures:
Already meeting this credit
Standard 4 — Arbor Day Observance:
We do not currently do this but students may plan something for 2014
Standard 5 — Service Learning Project:
We currently meet this through numerous programs with students and the Amherst community
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