Skidmore College
IN-47: Innovation A
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Mark
Youndt Director of Sustainability for Academic Affairs Management and Business |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Palmertown Range Project
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
One important goal of this project is to identify ecologically important areas and partner with municipalities and landowners to protect them. Palmertown has an abundance of forests and wetlands, including some rare old-growth tupelo forests and conifer fens. It also includes portions of eight watersheds, including the headwaters of several rivers. Another project goal includes the establishment of Community Forests. Community Forests are communally owned woodlands managed by the local community with the goal of shared stewardship responsibilities and economic benefit among community members. On the 500+ acres Skidmore has recently acquired, we have eliminated logging and motorized traffic that had previously compromised wetlands. We are also in the midst of developing a longer-term, ecologically-based land management plan.
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