WM
Evergreen Landfill, Inc.
Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Certified Gold through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
Evergreen Wetlands
Wetlands & Water Bodies
Nest Box Monitoring
Avian
Invasive Species
Invasive Species
Bat Monitoring
Bats
Pollinator Garden
Pollinators
About the Program
WM's Evergreen Landfill, Inc., project is located in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. The site contains 1.425 acres of mitigated wetlands, which provide a slow release runoff to an unnamed tributary of Laurel Run. The objective of the wetlands is to provide sediment retention/filtering, nutrient assimilation, biomass accumulation and support for local wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
WM's Evergreen Landfill, Inc., project is located in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. The site contains 1.425 acres of mitigated wetlands, which provide a slow release runoff to an unnamed tributary of Laurel Run. The objective of the wetlands is to provide sediment retention/filtering, nutrient assimilation, biomass accumulation and support for local wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
- The team monitors and maintains three tiered parceled wetland areas for hydrologic performance, erosion and sediment control.
- Invasive species in the surrounding nine acres are monitored, and attempts are made to control them via physical removal and herbicide applications.
- The team installed four bat boxes in September 2019 and monitors and maintains them.
- A pollinator garden was established to provide habitat for local pollinators and indirectly a food source for local bats. Garden is maintained and monitored throughout the growing season.
- Bluebird and wood duck boxes are also maintained/monitored on-site to support cavity-nesting species in the project area.
