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Celebrates Arbor Day In observance of Arbor Day, April 30, 2010, students from Enon Elementary School joined members of the employee-based wildlife team at Marathon Petroleum Company’s Speedway Super America’s (SSA) Enon Office Complex for its annual tree planting event. 
Marathon employees and volunteers plant a tree at an Arbor Day event. Photo courtesy of Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC. |
A group of fourth-grade students were educated on the various wildlife areas located throughout the property. All students participated in the planting of four River Birch trees that were donated by SSA’s landscaping contractor. In addition, the students received gift bags filled with educational, but fun, items donated by Marathon and corporate sponsors. The students also received tree seedlings, including planting and care information. A raffle was conducted at the end of the event where two donated iPods were given away to the winners.
SSA’s corporate office complex is one of 32 sites in Ohio that are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council for implementing and maintaining a successful wildlife management program. Successful Partnerships at
Bridgestone's Warren Plant - BEECH 
A tree swallow sits atop a bird box a Bridgestone's Warren Plant - BEECH. Photo courtesy of Bridgestone Amercas Tire Operations, LLC.
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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC's Warren Plant - Bridgestone Environmental Education Classroom & Habitat (BEECH) is located in central Tennessee. The site’s program received Wildlife at Work certification in 2004 and Corporate Lands for Learning (CLL) certification in 2009, and, just last year, won the 2009 Corporate Habitat of the Year (CHOY) award. Warren Plant – BEECH’s program is designed to increase biodiversity on nearly 700 acres of the property by implementing and linking habitat enhancement projects for a stable, more diverse ecosystem, and by educating and involving plant employees and community volunteers in wildlife conservation. The Warren Plant – BEECH Wildlife at Work program is a prime example of a strong certified program that utilizes outside groups to help accomplish wildlife habitat enhancement goals. Two projects that demonstrate successful partnerships are the American chestnut project that is partnered with the Tennessee Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation (TN-TACF®) and the complimentary grassland/forest management project that is partnered with Tennessee Division of Forestry. Read more... WHC Certifies First Hospital-Based
Wildlife at Work Program 
A frog makes its home at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Michigan. Photo courtesy of Henry Ford Health System.
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The Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) broad list of certified Wildlife at Work sites gained a new sector in 2009 with the first certification of a hospital. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, part of the Henry Ford Health System of southeast Michigan, earned Wildlife at Work certification just months after its spring 2009 opening. The Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital meets requirements for Leaderships in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, recognizing locally sourced materials; energy efficient heating, cooling and lighting systems; a roof-top garden; and other features. One aspect that will contribute to LEED certification is the careful collection, use, and treatment of stormwater, protecting the health of the local watershed. Those aspects added wildlife habitat, too. Read more... EPA Commends Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
for Major Greenhouse Gas Reductions Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. was one of eight companies recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency's Climate Leaders program. Combined, the Climate Leaders companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year. 
Perched on a tree at Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.'s Cartersville Brewery is a male blue grosbeak. Photo by Allen Campbell.
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As a founding member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), Anheuser-Busch has been actively involved with WHC for more than 20 years. Currently, ten Anheuser-Busch sites are WHC-certified for Wildlife at Work, half of which have also received Corporate Lands for Learning certification. Anheuser-Busch has been the recipient of many of WHC's International Conservation Awards, including the first ever Wings Over Wetlands Award in 2007. As the country’s largest GHG goal-setting program, Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Launched in 2002, the program has expanded from 11 charter members to over 275 participants, which together represent more than eight percent of total annual U.S. GHG emissions. Program partners represent a broad range of industry sectors with a combined annual revenue equal to 12 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
Click here for a complete list of Climate Leaders program partners. Back to top
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