Who We Are

The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) is a non-profit, non-lobbying, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting, restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat on private land. Since 1988, WHC has been working with industry to integrate ecological and economic considerations to attain sustainable ecological solutions.

These efforts are voluntary and are not driven by legal or regulatory actions. WHC has successfully demonstrated the value of stewardship of land and water resources to many major corporations, such as Alcoa Inc, BP, ExxonMobil, Ford Motor Company and PPG Industries, Inc. WHC’s primary program is Wildlife At Work, which encourages employees to participate in a wildlife management team at their place of employment and strive for international accreditation. 

WHC has regional Waterways for Wildlife programs across the country, including the Three Rivers Habitat Partnership in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, St. Clair River Waterways for Wildlife Project in Detroit, Michigan, Houston Waterways for Wildlife Project along the Houston Ship Channel in Texas and Indiana Land Revitalization in Northwest Indiana. 

For more information, the Wildlife Habitat Council at: Whc@wildlifehc.org.

The Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization (CRCPO) is a non-profit, non-lobbying, 501(c)(3) organization and functions primarily as the financial parent of the Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan (RAP). The RAP was created in 1987 by Ohio EPA as partnership with OEPA and the Community to plan and promote the restoration of the environmental quality of the Cuyahoga River and its’ tributaries. The CRCPO/RAP work program embraces a broad program of education and outreach. The RAP supports programs to increase local awareness and involvement in restoring and preserving the lower Cuyahoga River and watershed.  

For more information, contact Jim White, Executive Director, at 216-241-2414 ext. 307

Virginia bluebell grows along the riverbank near some violets at the Southern Gateway Nature Park in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. Photo by Marcia Maslonek.

The Southern Gateway Nature Park in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, is being hailed as a shining example of full-circle habitat restoration. Beginning in 2002, BP actively worked to restore the property to a healthy greenspace that would benefit not only wildlife, but the community as well. BP partnered with the Tuscarawas County Port Authority, Secor International Incorporated and the Wildlife Habitat Council to ecologically restore a portion of the former Alsco Aluminum Manufacturing facility property to a native ecological community while also creating an outdoor learning experience for area students and residents. 

The Southern Gateway Nature Park, now under the ownership of the Tuscarawas County Port Authority (TCPA), provides the Village of Gnadenhutten and Indian Valley Local Schools with a vibrant recreational setting for students and citizens.

The seven-acre nature park hosts a variety of native plants and will provide hands-on opportunities for a better understanding of the animals, plants, soils, and the river by the local students. The seven-acre nature park hosts a variety of native plants and will provide hands-on opportunities for a better understanding of the animals, plants, soils, and the river by the local students. In 2004, WHC recognized the site with certification for the development of a successful wildlife management program.