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AriensCo<\/a>, Brillion, Wisconsin, received the Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation Certification for its work in restoring and conserving 150 acres of natural ecosystem at its headquarters. The conservation effort is expected to have positive benefits for the land and animals that call the habitat home, as well as AriensCo employees, visitors and local residents.<\/p>\n

AriensCo has committed to restoring approximately 86 acres of prairie oak savanna, a unique habitat that once thrived in the U.S. Midwest but is currently in peril. It is estimated that only 0.01% of Wisconsin\u2019s original 5.5 million acres of prairie oak savanna are left. The remaining 64 acres of the project will be comprised of forests and wetlands. All of the land is on property that AriensCo owns.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe history of AriensCo and the history of Brillion, Wisconsin, are interconnected,\u201d says Dan Ariens, AriensCo chairman and CEO. \u201cFor five generations, the Ariens family has invested in this great city that supports us. By restoring and preserving this natural habitat, future generations will be able to enjoy the many benefits of connecting with the natural ecosystem of Wisconsin.\u201d<\/p>\n

AriensCo has been manufacturing the Gravely, Ariens, Countax and Westwood brands of outdoor power equipment, including both professional and consumer lines of lawn mowers and snowblowers, for nearly a century.<\/p>\n

AriensCo has already established 26 acres of prairie oak savanna and 24 acres of forests and wetlands, and in the coming years, it aims to establish an additional 60 acres of prairie oak savanna and 40 acres of woodlands, including 2.5 acres of both shallow and deep marshes. The company is working with ecologists from McMahon Associates on a variety of strategies to revive the land and cultivate the native vegetation and wildlife that once called the area home. This includes managing controlled burns that use fire to root out invasive species and refresh prairie vegetation, which is critical to propagating the habitat.<\/p>\n

AriensCo sought guidance from WHC in 2017 to begin the project. WHC runs a certification program that independently verifies environmental programs managed by a variety of companies around the world. This program is the only voluntary sustainability standard that is designed for broad-based biodiversity enhancement and conservation education activities on corporate landholdings. Currently, WHC helps facilitate conservation programs in 47 U.S. states and 28 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WHC Conservation Certification program at the Brillion campus is a model of corporate conservation on a manufacturing site,\u201d says Margaret O’Gorman, WHC president. \u201cRecognizing the importance of green space for employees, AriensCo has created a thriving habitat to support wildlife, recreation and agriculture that meets the stringent requirements for WHC Certification.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHC Certification is the first step in managing the project and it marks the beginning of a continual effort to oversee the land. In what WHC calls \u201cadaptive management,\u201d AriensCo will embark on long-term strategies to evaluate success, revise objectives, consider modifications to maximize its efforts and ultimately, recertify the project. It\u2019s a continual process to ensure that both the lands and the people that will enjoy them are maintained.<\/p>\n

The conservation area resides next to recreational trails the company has been creating over the last few decades and next to Stone Prairie, an event site AriensCo debuted last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest motivation for AriensCo for this project is the future and health of our community and employees,\u201d Ariens says. \u201cWe have our roots here in Brillion. We want to protect this land, the people and the wildlife that call it home, not just for the present, but for generations to come. We are committed to this project\u2019s success and excited by all of the benefits it will bring to plants, animals and people alike.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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