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Natural History Museum of Utah

Contact:

Maraya Wiesenberg

Assistant to the Director

Mwiesenberg@nhmu.utah.edu

801-815-8958

Region Served: Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: nhmu.utah.edu

Resources

Urban Ecology

NHMU Critical Action Lab Fellowship

Focus Area: Food Service Completed Planned

Food Service

Ensure 40% of food service menu selections are vegan or vegetarian (by end of 2023)

Make 10% of all food purchases within 100-mile radius of site (by end of 2023)

Additional Goals for This Institution

Buildings and Energy

Water

Transportation

Incentivize employees to carpool, bike, bus or otherwise forgo single-occupant car transportation

Waste

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

Compost 100% of food waste (by end of 2023)

Eliminate the sale and use of bottled water

Recycle or reuse all recyclable materials including metals, glass, and plastic (by end of 2023)

Landscapes and Horticulture

Reduce lawn areas by 10% and encourage native plant replacements

Support reforestation to sequester carbon

Investments

Internal and External Engagement

Establish a green team to support employee-related climate action (by end of 2025)

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

Research

Conduct region-specific research related to climate change

‹ National Tropical Botanical Garden

New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill ›

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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