ExxonMobil
Sorrento wildlife habitat
Sorrento, Louisiana, United States
Certified Silver through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
Wood duck houses
Avian
Purple Martin Houses
Avian
Chinese Tallow
Invasive Species
About the Program
ExxonMobil's Sorrento Wildlife Habitat is located in Sorrento, Louisiana, about 35 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. Habitats on-site include forest and wetland. Since September 2021, the team has managed the property to promote native species and wildlife diversity.
Practices and Impacts
ExxonMobil's Sorrento Wildlife Habitat is located in Sorrento, Louisiana, about 35 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. Habitats on-site include forest and wetland. Since September 2021, the team has managed the property to promote native species and wildlife diversity.
Practices and Impacts
- The team has has been working to remove invasive Chinese tallow from a 10-acre portion of the property and has planted native trees in its place, including oak, cypress and elm.
- The team constructed wood duck boxes and purple martin houses and placed them around the property. Bird surveys are conducted monthly. Species observed include wood duck, purple martin, great egret, roseate spoonbill and limpkin.
