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The impending breeding cycle of endangered Houston toads temporarily delayed wildfire cleanup and service reconnection work for Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. (Photo By: Clifton Ladd/Loomis Partners, Inc.)

Environmental Stewardship

Toads Stall Co-op Wildfire Cleanup

Published: January 16th, 2012

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, county and state agencies and private contractors were ordered in mid-January to suspend wildfire projects and other work so experts could determine whether endangered... Read more

Jimmy Brown with Pollinator Partnership’s Victoria Wojcik with an award recognizing his preservation work. (Photo By: Natasha Suber)

Environmental Stewardship

Co-op Honored for Species Protection

Published: January 5th, 2012

As director of maintenance services at EnergyUnited, Jimmy Brown has defended Earth’s smallest creatures along the Statesville, N.C., electric cooperative’s rights of way. Recently, Brown’s... Read more

Pongo the orangutan will benefit from an energy conservation project partially funded by Peace River Electric Co-op members. (Photo By: Center for Great Apes)

Environmental Stewardship

A Grand Donation for Great Apes

Published: January 3rd, 2012

A Florida co-op’s commitment to energy efficiency is extending beyond people to primates. Peace River Electric Cooperative has made a major donation to help improve a retirement facility for great... Read more

Before: A Minnesota co-op won a grant to address severe erosion on its property caused by stormwater runoff. (Photo By: Andrea Christoffer)

Environmental Stewardship

Minnesota Co-op Takes on Erosion

Published: October 27th, 2011

A Minnesota electric cooperative is helping keep the Des Moines River clean by using a grant from a state clean water fund to control stormwater drain-off coming from its property. Federated Rural... Read more

Worker Andy Bare returns to the ground after installing one of 11 bat boxes at a camp. (Photo By: Maura Giles)

Environmental Stewardship

Indiana Co-op Program Saves Wildlife

Published: October 21st, 2011

Usually, it’s not good news if wildlife needs a new home. But thanks to an Indiana electric cooperative, it’s a positive development for hawks, owls, bats and bluebirds living on the grounds of a youth... Read more

Co-op staffers were among volunteers manicuring creekside trails near their campus headquarters in Tucker, Ga. (Photo By: Oglethorpe Power Corp.)

Environmental Stewardship

Georgia Co-ops Beautify Waterway

Published: October 11th, 2011

Employees of four Georgia co-ops wanted to leave their mark along a meandering creek in suburban Atlanta, so they turned out on a September Saturday, rolled up their sleeves and cleaned it. “We... Read more

Lineman Tim Baker puts the final touches on the V formation atop the pole. (Photo By: Indi Reed/LPEA)

Environmental Stewardship

Co-op Builds New Home for Ospreys

Published: September 19th, 2011

There are a lot of things you would expect an electric co-op to do, though building a “bird condo” probably isn’t on the list. And yet that’s exactly what La Plata Electric Association did to help... Read more

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