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- Various Locations, Illinois
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Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), an Exelon company
- Location
- Various Locations, Illinois
- Offices
- Client
- Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), an Exelon company
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Pollinator populations worldwide are in decline—in large part due to habitat loss. ComEd, an electric utility company operating in northern Illinois, has partnered with our Ecosystem Restoration team for over 15 years to incorporate native prairies (a type of pollinator habitat) on their transmission rights-of-way through their prairie and stewardship initiatives. In some cases, the last remnants of once-thriving prairies are now confined to ComEd’s corridor, the adjacent areas replaced by urban development or agriculture. Their goal? To conserve and enhance these habitats—and restore additional areas—to benefit pollinators like native bees and butterflies.
Our team helps ComEd from start to finish—first by identifying new sites through a predictive geographic information system model to prioritize pollinator conservation efforts, and then through restoration planning, implementation, monitoring, and adaptive management. On top of that, we are helping engage the community through outreach to community volunteers, adjacent forest preserves, and conservation organizations. For instance, when ComEd partnered with the Conservation Foundation to incorporate local elementary-age children in a pollinator habitat restoration, we helped implement a field-based curriculum through nature talks, seedings and plantings, and virtual education.
Like ComEd, we’re in it for the long haul, and we’re excited to help them continue to grow their conservation into the future.
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- Location
- Various Locations, Illinois
- Offices
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Client
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Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), an Exelon company
- Location
- Various Locations, Illinois
- Offices
- Client
- Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), an Exelon company