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in partnership with

Hitchcock Center for the Environment

Contact:

Billy Spitzer

Executive Director

billy@hitchcockcenter.org

413-256-6006

Region Served: Amherst, Massachusetts

Website: www.hitchcockcenter.org

Resources

Nature Play and Learning Places Master Plan

Education for a Healthy Planet

Focus Area: Internal and External Engagement Completed Planned

Internal and External Engagement

Create an employee incentivization program for reducing emissions (by end of 2028)

Establish a green team to support employee-related climate action (by end of 2028)

Assist visitors in switching to household renewable energy (by end of 2028)

Educate visitors on sustainable, fossil-free horticulture (by end of 2028)

Educate visitors on the impacts of food choices and waste on climate change (by end of 2028)

Teach facts and best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Meet your nation's Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction

Derive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy - generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms

Eliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators)

Build all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI)

Ensure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median

Water

Reduce use of municipal water by at least 25%

Food Service

Transportation

Waste

Eliminate all single-use plastic in food service, horticulture, gift shop, and all other facilities and operations

Compost 100% of food waste

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic

Landscapes and Horticulture

Ensure 25% of all lawn/garden maintenance equipment is electric

Ensure that 50% pesticides and fertilizers used are not derived from fossil fuels

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Investments

Divest from fossil fuel investments

Invest in socially responsible investments

Research

‹ Historic Oakland Cemetery

Holden Forests and Gardens ›

Presented by
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Additional Resources

2030 Palette: A Database of Sustainable Design Strategies and Resources

BGCI Technical Review: The Role of Botanic Gardens in Practising
and Promoting Environmental Sustainability

Our Collections Matter: ICCROM

Project Drawdown

Public Gardens Sustainability Index

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

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