WM
Phoenix Resources Landfill
Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States
Certified through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
Phoenix Resources Bird Nestbox Program
Avian
About the Program
First certified in 2010, WM's Phoenix Resources Landfill encompasses 1,945 acres in northern Pennsylvania, near the town of Wellsboro. The Wildlife Management Team actively manages 1,879 acres of the property as wildlife habitat. The facility is adjacent to a 2,500-acre property operated by a private forestry company and 4,150 acres of forested state land managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Practices and Impacts
First certified in 2010, WM's Phoenix Resources Landfill encompasses 1,945 acres in northern Pennsylvania, near the town of Wellsboro. The Wildlife Management Team actively manages 1,879 acres of the property as wildlife habitat. The facility is adjacent to a 2,500-acre property operated by a private forestry company and 4,150 acres of forested state land managed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Practices and Impacts
- The "Be Bear Aware" project provides 10 employees with a one-hour training each year on how to identify bears in the area and what to do if they encounter one.
- Since 2008, the team has provided nest boxes for cavity-nesting birds on site. Employees monitor the boxes during the breeding season, and clean out and repair them annually. Most of the monitored boxes were utilized by eastern bluebirds in 2022 and 2023.
