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Member Spotlight | Project Spotlight
Member Spotlight Each month, WHC showcases member environmental stewardship efforts, partner programs and articles of interest. Send in links, company Web pages or outside media Web outlets that showcase your program to publications@wildlifehc.org. Mail good quality news clippings to WHC's main office. Stop by these links to learn more about news, celebrations and projects: Companies and communities are working together to sustain natural resources through good stewardship and science-based solutions. These ecosystem management techniques result in many benefits, including improved biodiversity conservation and opportunities for environmental education programs. Member Links
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In recognition of Earth Day, The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that strengthens the long-standing partnership between the two organizations.
NSSGA members are well represented in WHC’s membership as well, maintaining WHC certified wildlife habitat and conservation education programs. Aggregate companies have many resources at their properties that are often overlooked. These facilities often contain buffer areas and water resources that are vital components of wildlife habitat. The communities that surround these properties are another asset that can be brought into the fray to create involved and trusting relationships. The MOU bolsters NSSGA’s Sustainability Guiding Principles, which establish sustainability principles for each phase of the mining life cycle, increase biodiversity at member locations, improve community outreach, and members’ health, safety, environmental and economic performance. Read the press release in WHC's Press Room.
Nature's Mysteries When Leslie Ellis found out Springfield Middle School wasn't going to have a Science Olympiad team this school year, she decided to join the school's new Envirothon team because she enjoys science. Leslie and her team participated in a mock Envirothon Thursday at Bridgestone Firestone's Freedom Wildlife Habitat Refuge as a means of preparing for regional competition March 14 in
Envirothon is the largest environmental education competition available for middle and high school students. During the mock competition, students' knowledge of aquatics, soil, forestry and wildlife were measured during timed tests, which the students could take as a team. In the wildlife section, for example, students had to identify examples of animal tracks. Each member of a team concentrates on learning what they can about one specific area. Leslie, for example, concentrated on soil. Five students are on each team. Schools can have more than one team. This is the first year Next year, the Area 4 regional event will be held in David Mahan, area business manager for Bridgestone Firestone, said he is happy to see more schools and community groups using the company's habitat refuge. The refuge was opened two years ago. Mahan said Scouts frequently use the area and that two troops teamed up with Bridgestone Firestone employees last weekend to finish cutting and clearing the last leg of the new section of trails at the facility. |
