Overall Rating	Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison	Ursula Kroemer
Submission Date	Jan. 31, 2023

STARS v2.2

San Diego City College
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	Reporter	Michelle Rodriguez Political Science Contract Political Science

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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:

Yes

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

The gardens on campus were originally funded by California Audubon and planted for migratory birds and butterflies and focusing on the monarch butterflies.

Endangered and vulnerable species

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

Monarch Butterflies - Endangered

Areas of biodiversity importance

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

The goal is restore habitat long ago removed

Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

We have had grants from California Audubon and National Audubon to assess and support migrating birds and butterflies, expanding the areas that have native plants used for the landscaping. This has lowered our water use and increased the biodiversity on campus.

A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

We started with a survey with 3 species of birds and now have 41 species of birds making our campus their home during migration.

A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

SDCCD Administrative Procedure on Sustainability mentions: “development of a wildlife and native plant management strategy that supports habitat conservation, management and biodiversity within our campuses and their surrounding areas.”

https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/sdccd/Board.nsf/files/C9GQSH65C8F3/$file/Approval%20of%20Sustainability%20Administrative%20Procedures%20.pdf

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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