Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.80
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Vermont
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Mark C. Starrett
Associate Professor
Plant & Soil Science
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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 No
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) No
Bee Campus USA Yes
Demeter Biodynamic No
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Management standard Yes
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) No
An equivalent program approved by AASHE No

A brief description of the institution’s third party certified land holdings:
Our Bee Campus USA Committee includes our campus Grounds Manager along with three faculty members (two from the Plant and Soil Science Department and one from the Chemistry Department) as well as the officers of the UVM Beekeepers Club. We meet once annually to discuss what the educational and programmatic activities will be for the coming academic year. These activities on campus are typically conducted under the direction of the UVM Horticulture Club and the UVM Beekeepers Club. The University of Vermont Bee Campus USA Committee is working towards developing a website that will include all of our group's web-related resources in one location.

Documentation affirming the certification(s):
Website URL where information affirming the certification(s) is available:

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