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Thomson Reuters employees and dignitaries took the latest step to restoring 10 acres of their Eagan, Minn. campus into native prairie grass and wild flowers.
Peter Warwick, president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, Legal, joined by Eagan, Minn. mayor Mike Maguire, representatives from the National Audubon Society, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and Thomson Reuters, Legal, employees and their children, cast the first seeds yesterday for what will become the first 10 acres of native prairie restoration on the company’s 292 acre headquarters.
Employee volunteers and the building facilities team have been working to restore the land for more than a year and expect to see full growth of native prairie in the a few years.
Warwick reinforced the company’s stance on environmental stewardship.
“We believe as a corporation around the world that we have to be a good guardian of the environment in which we operate,” said Warwick. “Nothing sums up better our commitment to the future and being environmentally responsible than the prairie project you see here.”
The Audubon Society of Minnesota served as consulting partner on the project. Glenn Olson, senior vice president of the National Audubon Society, attended the seeding and said, “The work that Thomson Reuters is doing is going to impact what other corporations can do as a model of good stewardship in their communities.”
In addition to physical beauty, native prairies filter phosphorous and nitrogen from the soil and offer an ideal nesting ground for migratory birds.
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