BRILLION (NBC 26) — Manufacturing company AriensCo announced Friday that it has received a prestigious certification for its work to restore and conserve land around its Brillion headquarters.
The Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation Certification was awarded to AriensCo for its work to restore and conserve 150 acres of natural ecosystem.
The conservation efforts include restoring 86 acres of prairie oak savanna, which the company says is currently in peril. It is estimated that only 0.01 percent of Wisconsin’s original 5.5 million acres of prairie oak savanna are left.
The company also says it’s committing to maintaining forests and wetlands on property that AriensCo owns.
The conservation project reflects a growing trend of companies working with third-party groups like the WHC to restore, conserve and enhance lands on private properties, the company says.
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.
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