Land Restoration and Biodiversity
Learning Laboratory
Our Maiden Rock facility in Wisconsin received Corporate Lands for Learning certification in 2009 based on the team’s extensive efforts to create the largest bat hibernacula in the Midwest. With this certification, our Maiden Rock site can serve as a learning laboratory for students, college research groups and the local community.
Fairmount Minerals’ biodiversity strategy revolves around one core commitment: To restore every one of our sites to an environmentally responsible condition. Our 4,400 acres of property present significant opportunities to address wildlife habitat conservation, and Fairmount Minerals makes land restoration and biodiversity a key element of our sustainability efforts.
Over the past year, wildlife habitat teams at every Fairmount facility participated in a variety of activities aimed at preserving and protecting natural habitats. Today, seven Fairmount Minerals facilities are certified by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for commendable wildlife habitat management and environmental education programs. In 2009, our Standard Sand and Wexford Sand facilities in Michigan sought and obtained Wildlife at Work re-certification from the WHC. In addition to planting native species and removing invasive species around the properties, teams at these sites installed nest boxes to create hospitable environments for migrating birds.
