University of Massachusetts Amherst
IN-20: Grounds Certification
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Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
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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 | No |
| 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 Frank A. Waugh Arboretum, which covers most of the UMass Amherst campus, has been awarded a Level IV Accreditation by the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program for achieving high standards of professional practices for arboreta and botanic gardens.
Link: http://arbnet.org/morton-register/frank-waugh-arboretum-umass-amherst
The university achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards: maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and a student service-learning project.
Link: https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/campuses.cfm
Link: http://arbnet.org/morton-register/frank-waugh-arboretum-umass-amherst
The university achieved the title by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards: maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and a student service-learning project.
Link: https://www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/campuses.cfm
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