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BASF Corporation
2007 Corporate Lands for Learning of the Year The employees, volunteers and partners at BASF Corporation’s Fighting Island received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 19th Annual Symposium, The Value of Green by winning WHC’s prestigious Corporate Lands for Learning of the Year award. This is the second time BASF has been honored with this award, having previously won it in 2005. 
A hummingbird feeds on nector at BASF Corporation's Fighting Island. The site, located offshore from LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, in the Detroit River. The 1,200-acre revitalized island offers a lush, natural outdoor laboratory for students and community members to study the natural environment. |
Habitat projects on the 1,200-acre Fighting Island site benefit wildlife and increase environmental awareness among employees, community members, students and government agencies through implementation of a cohesive, long-term wildlife management plan. The Corporate Lands for Learning (CLL) program at Fighting Island uses a revitalized island habitat as an outdoor laboratory to study the environment and the environmental impacts of humans, including efforts to enhance and improve our environment. In addition, an integral volunteer, Donald Fay, a teacher consultant for the Greater Essex County District School Board, was presented with the 2007 Community Partner of the Year. Mr. Fay, a respected teacher for more than 30 years, led a team of teachers to develop a site-based curriculum for the island that is tightly linked to provincial education requirements and standards. The curriculum, first piloted in 2004, has allowed more than 6,000 students to participate in hands-on environmental study that is linked to classroom learning. His commitment to professional development allowed the Fighting Island CLL program to grow significantly and gain long-term quality and academic integrity. 
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