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Public-Private Partnerships for Restoration
Businesses and organizations that come together to address
environmental issues can make a difference in how people impact the world. A
synergy develops when the experiences, training and skills from multiple public
and private sources come together to solve problems affecting the ecosystem. Georgia Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership The goal of the Georgia Corporate Wetlands Restoration Partnership (GCWRP) is to bring together the resources of private, public, non-profit and academic organizations to work on restoring wildlife habitats in wetlands and along waterways. The first site the GCWRP focused on was the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNA).
CRNA is a 47 acre site located near Atlanta that has been degraded over the
years by pollution and invasive species. One of the invasive species is the
privet weed. The weed originated in Asia and has invaded many areas throughout
the world. The weeds displace native plants and disrupt the local ecosystem. The
privet weed is an aggressive plant that can be very hard to control and
eradicate. Conservation Leadership Corps
Johnson Controls, a global company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has
initiated a program with the support of the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment
Board (MAWIB) and the Student Conservation Association (SCA) to develop the
Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC). The focus of the CLC is to use
environmental projects around Milwaukee to create the opportunity to develop in
high school students leadership and development skills while caring for the
environment and mitigating the damage that has been done over the years through
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