PG&E  celebrated the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Community Partner of the Year award co-won by Audubon California’s Landowner Stewardship Program and the Center for Land-Based Learning with a presentation of the award to the two partner organizations at PG&E’s property in Pleasant Creek in Yolo County on Wednesday, February 8.

The prestigious award was given out at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s 23rd Annual Symposium in Baltimore on November 15, 2011, for restoring riparian (riverbank-dwelling), oak woodland and grassland habitat around an important tributary to Putah Creek, called the East Fork Dry Creek. The restoration is designed to stabilize the banks of East Fork Dry Creek to prevent erosion, improving the habitat for the area wildlife and plant species.

Each year, the Wildlife Habitat Council opens the floor to nominations for the prestigious Community Partner of the Year. The award goes to one organization or individual in recognition of a significant contribution and lasting impact on a corporate site’s wildlife habitat enhancement program through hands-on environmental awareness and enhancement activities. Companies nominate local partners who help plan, implement and sustain their site’s programs, which in itself is an honor.

To read more about this event and award, please read coverage in the Davis Enterprise, http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/ag-environment/habitat-restoration-project-wins-national-partnership-award/ and the Sacramento Business Times, http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2012/02/08/pge-volunteers-hab....