Electrophos

About the Program
ExxonMobil is a large, international oil and gas company. The Electrophos site in Florida consists of a variety of habitat types large enough to support native wildlife and plants. Ninety acres of grassland are managed to benefit birds and their nests, with four acres set aside for meadowlark and nine acres set aside for northern bobwhite. A large, 50-acre pond on-site is used by osprey and wood ducks as a source of food. Electrophos is within Florida's Integrated Habitat Network corridor, a high-priority area for habitat conservation and reclamation of mines. To this end, Electrophos is working to restore shoreline banks from erosion and loss of vegetation.

Practices and Impacts

• Next boxes were installed to provide breeding opportunities for cavity-nesting bird species like eastern bluebird that use or require man-made structures to build nests and successfully raise their young. In addition to bluebird boxes, Electrophos employees installed boxes for American kestrel, eastern screech owl and wood duck.
• The extensive grassland and wetland habitat provides ample space and food for ground-nesting birds including eastern meadowlark, northern bobwhite and the common dove. Mowing is scheduled for times outside of the nesting season to avoid incidental disruption of nests. Designated areas have been assigned to prohibit mowing in those areas.