Wildlife Habitat Council Recognizes BASF's Whitehouse Site
October 14 2004 - 12:29PM
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Wildlife Habitat Council Recognizes BASF's Whitehouse Site Company
Achieves Independent Certification for Wildlife Habitat Management
Program WHITEHOUSE, Ohio, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The
Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has announced the certification of
BASF's comprehensive wildlife habitat management program at the
company's Coatings Technical Support Center in Whitehouse. BASF
will be presented with the WHC's Corporate Wildlife Habitat
Certification/International Accreditation Program Certificate at
the organization's 16th Annual Symposium and Awards Banquet on
November 16 in Baltimore. BASF has been awarded this prestigious
distinction because of its demonstrated commitment to long-term
wildlife habitat enhancement efforts. In addition to the
certification, BASF's Whitehouse facility was also nominated for
the WHC's "Rookie of the Year Award" which recognizes outstanding
wildlife programs for first-time certified sites. "The efforts of
the employees at BASF's Coatings Technical Support Center have been
outstanding," Wildlife Habitat Council President William W. Howard
said in announcing the certification. "Our staff members were
particularly impressed with the planning of BASF's wildlife habitat
enhancement program, the development of the BASF Wildlife Team, and
the formation of key partnerships with local environmental experts
and conservation professionals." The BASF Wildlife Team at
Whitehouse, headed by Karla Snyder, Environmental, Health, and
Safety Team Associate, is comprised of 26 employees who share a
common interest in protecting and enhancing the environment. The
team has installed several birdhouses, a bat house and two nesting
owl boxes at the Whitehouse site, and has also planted over 500
wildflowers and grasses native to the "Oak Openings" region along a
walking trail at the site to improve the natural habitat for area
wildlife. "WHC commends the BASF Wildlife Team for its native
planting initiatives, artificial nest box program, employee walking
trail, invasive species management program, and guided inventory
walks with local flora and fauna experts," Howard noted. "BASF is
known as the company that helps make products better," said Karl
Schnapp, BASF Whitehouse Site Manager. "We also have a goal to make
society better through a strategy called 'sustainable development,'
which seeks to balance economic growth with social needs and
environmental management. We are extremely proud to have achieved
this endorsement of our wildlife management program." The Wildlife
Habitat Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to
increasing the quality and amount of wildlife habitat on corporate,
private and public lands. Its programs include a stringent
certification process that evaluates the goals, activities and
results of wildlife management programs on corporate lands. Created
in 1988, WHC helps large landowners, particularly corporations,
manage their unused lands in an ecologically sensitive manner for
the benefit of wildlife. WHC also works to broaden understanding of
wildlife values. Nearly 120 companies are WHC members, as are two
dozen conservation organizations, plus many supporters and
contributors. Over two million acres in 48 U.S. states, Puerto
Rico, and 15 other countries are managed for wildlife through
WHC-assisted projects. BASF's Whitehouse facility includes the
company's North American Customer Service Center, Coatings
Laboratories, and Application and Training Center. With
approximately 140 employees, the site provides a wide range of
research and development, technical, and customer support services
for BASF business groups. BASF - The Chemical Company. We don't
make a lot of the products you buy. We make a lot of the products
you buy better.(R) BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey,
is the North American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
We employ about 11,000 people in North America and had sales of
approximately $9 billion in 2003. For more information about BASF's
North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases
by e-mail, visit http://www.basf.com/usa. BASF is the world's
leading chemical company. Our goal is to grow profitably and
further increase the value of our company. We help our customers to
be more successful through intelligent system solutions and
high-quality products. BASF's portfolio ranges from chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. Through new technologies we
can tap into additional market opportunities. We conduct our
business in accordance with the principles of sustainable
development. In 2003, BASF had sales of approximately $42 billion
and over 87,000 employees worldwide. Further information on BASF is
available on the Internet at http://www.basf.com/. DATASOURCE: BASF
CONTACT: Karl Schnapp, +1-419-877-4309, , or Glenn Majeski,
+1-973-245-6070, , both of BASF Web site: http://www.basf.com/usa
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