Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.05
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date March 23, 2023

STARS v2.2

Purdue University
IN-20: Grounds Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Tony Gillund
Director of Sustainability
Campus Planning, Architecture and Sustainability
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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 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:
Since 2009, Purdue’s West Lafayette campus has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus, a program that helps colleges and universities establish and sustain healthy community forests. Purdue’s Grounds and Sustainability departments collaborate with the campus arboretum to continually meet the Tree Campus USA requirements. In addition to creating a tree care plan, designated staff implement it throughout the year by performing required landscape maintenance, including the removal of unhealthy trees and the planting of new ones.

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