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Audubon
Partners for the Environment
Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Certification
Certification is offered to schools
that integrate
environmental stewardship projects with
conservation practices for buildings and grounds. This high honor
recognizes the dedication, hard work, and environmental achievements of Audubon Partner
schools. Note: Businesses that wish to pursue
certification may do so through the
Audubon Cooperative
Sanctuary Program.
Audubon International provides a
Certification Handbook to help schools document
their
efforts and results. There are four main criteria
that must be met to become a Certified Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuary:
1.
Site Assessment-
This includes basic information about your site to
give us a snapshot of your setting and environmental
resources.
2.
Environmental Education and Stewardship-
Audubon Partners must complete a minimum of
five Audubon Partner
projects, selected from
at least four of the
five program tracks (Wildlife, Water,
Environmental Education, Eco-Efficiency, and
Community/Sustainability). Projects may include those offered
through the Audubon Partners program or “Approved
Free Choice” projects offered by other organizations
or developed by the Audubon Partner.
A Project Report
Form must be filled out for each of the five
projects.
3.
Operations and Maintenance: Conservation Actions-
While the age and efficiency of buildings varies
greatly among Audubon Partners, we encourage you to
strive to incorporate conservation management
strategies into building operations and
maintenance. We provide a simple self-assessment
checklist to help you evaluate current practices and
plan improvements.
4.
Continuous Improvement-
Audubon Partners make a commitment to continuous
improvement in environmental stewardship and
conservation management. Recertification is
required every two years.
NOTE:
To keep program costs affordable, Audubon
International does not require an on-site
audit for schools to achieve certification. As
such, we rely on the integrity of each member to
comply with program requirements and report accurate
information for certification.
For more information please
e-mail Joellen Zeh, Program Manager
at
jzeh@auduboninternational.org or call
767-9051 x14. |
