ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil W.E.B Outdoor Education
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Certified Silver through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
ExxonMobil Baton Rouge-Urban Forest
Forest
Wood Duck Boxes
Avian
About the Program
ExxonMobil's W.E.B Outdoor Education site is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since the 1990s, the company has purchased land within the Monte Sano Bayou subdivision and turned it into a sprawling urban forest of 200 acres. Additionally, in 2015, wood duck boxes were installed on-site and have been monitored ever since.
Practices and Impacts
ExxonMobil's W.E.B Outdoor Education site is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Since the 1990s, the company has purchased land within the Monte Sano Bayou subdivision and turned it into a sprawling urban forest of 200 acres. Additionally, in 2015, wood duck boxes were installed on-site and have been monitored ever since.
Practices and Impacts
- Each year, team members monitor an urban forest habitat to determine vitality and success of planted species.
- The team constructed wood duck boxes and placed them around the property. Surveys are conducted several times a year to asses use by the focal species.
