1. Changing the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic
Wildlife Habitat Council
Business and Biodiversity
November, 2010
Changing the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic
Laurie Davies Adams

2. “Here’s what we plan to do at the Corporate Headquarters, Boss.”

3. What are the considerations for the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic?
Does the landscape says something about us?

4. What are the considerations for the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic?
Should the public/wildlife can or interact with us?

5. What are the considerations for the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic?
What is an appropriate investment of resources?

6. What are the considerations for the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic?
Who is the decision maker?

7. What are the considerations for the Corporate Landscape Aesthetic?
What is appropriate landscape for our ecoregion?

8. What are the barriers to change?
Fear
The Sting Factor

9. What are the barriers to change?
Tidiness
Farmers
Botanical gardens

10. What are the barriers to change?
Maintenance

11. What are the barriers to change?
Time
Living with transition

12. Changing the Ethic
Inform and engage all key players

13. Changing the Ethic
Set objectives, goals, plan

14. Changing the Ethic
Manage expectations – it takes time!

15. Changing the Ethic Communicate and ask for feedback Signage
Newsletter and bulletin board
Newspaper articles

16. New ways to think about landscaping
Native Plants vs Ornamentals

17. New Ways to think about landscaping
Movement vs Static Landscape

18. New ways to think about landscaping
Benefits
Combating invasive species
Marketing and communications
Internal pride and interest
External benefit to the community
Reduce emissions from mowing
Reduce water consumption and chemical costs
Increase team effort

19. BASF Wild Prairie Meadow

20. Paths added August 2003

21. Seeding November 2003

22. July 2004

23. July 2006

24. Welcome Wildlife!

25. Here is a place to start

26. S.H.A.R.E.
Simply
Have
Areas
Reserved for the
Environment

27. Thank you for changing the Corporate Aesthetic!
Use land as a resource that supports the environment

28. Thank you for changing the Corporate Aesthetic!
Become community models

29. Thank you for changing the Corporate Aesthetic!
Increase the connection to the natural world for employees, customers, community

30. We are here to help!