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The Nature Prescription:
WHC Certifies First Hospital-Based
Wildlife at Work Program 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. Dr. Steven Habbel, Senior Staff Physician Internal Medicine, is impressed with the intact forested area at the hospital site, as well as the chance to incorporate nature into healthy living. “It’s a neat, amazing opportunity to be the first hospital in this kind of program through WHC,” he adds. “The healing aspects of the hospital dovetail with the preservation of the environment and working with nature, literally.” Read more.  | | Research has shown that views of nature aid patient healing, and contact with the natural world improves mental and physical health. Photo by Henry Ford Health System. |
A Look Inside the Wildlife at Work Program
at OPG's Lambton Generating Station 
Ontario Power Generation's Lambton Generating Station has sponsored a WHC-certified Wildlife at Work program since 1997. Recently, Environmental, Chemical & Safety Technologist Michelle McKay explained how the program benefits employees, community members, and of course creatures. Click here to learn about the program. 43 Certified Corporate Habitats and Growing! Wildlife Habitat Council's Huron to Erie Waterways for Wildlife Project now includes 43 sites that have achieved WHC certification for Wildlife at Work programs in the Lake Huron to Lake Erie corridor -- with more added each year. Companies participate to improve employee health and morale, to develop best relationships with their communities, and because they want to be good stewards of their lands. For more information visit our Corporate Habitats page or contact the project office. 
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