Environmental

Environmental Committee

Environmental Committee: Polly Bennett, Mott Hope, Ed Elam,
Jim Biggerstaff, Jane Hughston

The WLA Upstate Chapter has an active, ongoing commitment to protect our 40 acre woodland forest area and to preserve it for generations to come. With this in mind, members and visitors are ever vigilant to conditions in and around the property.

We recycle aluminum cans, #1 plastic containers, and have no trespassing or dumping signs posted around the perimeter of the property.

We are proud to have a natural wetland area as part of our natural forest. We plant hardwood trees that are native to our area, have a series of established garden areas filled with wild flowers and plants native to the upstate, and work year-round to conserve our land and protect it from weather damage.

In 2008, over 360 lbs. of #1 plastic was recycled by our members
and brought to our community partner, National United Resource and Recovery Company(NURRC), located on North Blackstock Road in Spartanburg. An additional 360 lbs. have been collected during this first half of 2009. Since January, 2008, 219lbs. of aluminum cans have been recycled and 1,538 birdhouses have been made from recycled lumber.

We are happy for your comments and suggestions. Please email our Environmental Committee. environment@wlaupstate.org