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WHC's technical bulletin, Habitat Quarterly, is specifically targeted to environmental specialists on sites. This publication features articles written by experts on a range of subjects dealing with habitat management. WHC is not currently publishing any issues, but copies of previous issues are still available. Summaries of the current topics are listed below. Contact publications@wildlifehc.org to order a copy. Sustainable Landscaping with Native Species by Howard Wallace July 1996 Sustainable landscaping, a growing practice among corporate landholders, is not only good for the environment but business as well. Designing and maintaining "golf course" lawns is being replaced by landscaping practices that incorporate native plants. The "how to" of sustainable landscaping is outlined, and one case study is presented. Overall, corporations that use sustainable landscaping benefit from significantly lower maintenance costs over time, improved employee morale, and a much more positive position in the community. The environment benefits as well, through the lower quantities of pesticides, herbicides, and water needed to maintain a sustainable landscape. Ontario Hydro’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy November 1996 Ontario Hydro has developed a strategy that will reduce the adverse effects of its activities on biodiversity. The strategy represents Ontario Hydro’s response to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the Canadian Biodiversity Strategy, and several provincial initiatives related to the protection and conservation of our natural heritage. This paper will explore the issue of biodiversity conservation and the need and urgency for industry to become involved in finding solutions. It will discuss the context within which the strategy was conceived, the process of its development, and the key elements of the strategy. The paper will end by describing where Ontario Hydro is and where it is going. Homestake Mining Company’s McLaughlin Mine Winter 1996 In 1998, Homestake Mining Company prepared and implemented an ecology-based habitat management plan at its 10,000-acre McLaughlin Mine located in the California Coast Range some 70 miles north of San Francisco. Homestake’s ongoing program for converting the site into a wildlife preserve and environmental studies field station exemplifies the merits of a new and dynamic approach to habitat management in which human intervention responds, iteratively, to continuing ecological succession. The result is the substantial rehabilitation of a historically abused and degraded landscape. Fire as a Natural Areas Management Tool February 1997 Most ecosystems in North America evolved with the aid of periodic fires. Managers of natural areas, including prairies and wetlands, who seek to maintain ecologically diverse sites will at some point explore the use of fire in their management program. This article introduces the various components of a fire management program, including the most important issue: safety. Environmental Partnerships in the Oil and Gas Industries: Winter 1998 Phillips Petroleum Company has helped foster a model of cooperation between federal, state, and city governments, Texas citizens, local industries, and conservation entities to enhance and protect a critical resource: the Cactus Playa Lake. The multifaceted project designed by this diverse partnership involves the construction of overland flow cells and related structures that will greatly enhance habitat for wildlife while providing reuse of treated wastewater for a Texas community. This paper illustrates the process of developing successful partnerships through the Cactus Playa Lake Project.
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