Projects provide a broad range of benefits to
wildlife, parks, visitors and local communities
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., Oct. 2, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Stericycle, Inc. (Nasdaq: SRCL), a leading provider
of regulated medical waste management and secure information
destruction solutions, today announced additional project locations
as part of its five-year, $1 million
partnership with the National Park Foundation, which was initiated
in 2021. Stericycle's 2023 commitment will support wetland
restoration efforts at Yosemite National
Park in California's Sierra
Nevada mountains and Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. Prior commitments with the
National Park Foundation helped rebuild oyster beds along
identified coasts at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
in Jacksonville, Florida, as well
as the Cumberland Island National Seashore in Saint Marys, Georgia, to help decrease
erosion, improve water quality and restore ecosystems.
"Stericycle is proud to support the Ackerson Meadow and Herring
River Restoration projects," said Cindy J.
Miller, president and chief executive officer at Stericycle.
"Through these efforts, we can help restore diminished wetlands and
reestablish habitats of endangered species, which is aligned to our
corporate promise to protect what matters. By partnering with the
National Park Foundation, we are supporting transformative
environmental solutions and nurturing our environment to help
ensure that the species here with us today are around tomorrow and
for years to come."
The Ackerson Meadow Restoration Project is the largest wetland
restoration project in Yosemite's
history and seeks to restore and protect 190 acres of previously
lost and threatened wetlands. As part of the Ackerson Meadow
Restoration Project, Stericycle will provide funding to help
restore wetlands and improve habitats for several endangered
species and species of concern such as the little willow
flycatcher, great gray owl, and northwestern pond turtle. In
addition to increasing groundwater storage, the project will
improve public access and recreation opportunities within the
park.
In addition to Stericycle, this project was funded in part by
the donors of American Rivers, the Bonneville Environmental
Foundation, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the
California Wildlife Conservation Board, Google, the National Park
Foundation (provided by The Coca-Cola Company, The Coca-Cola
Foundation, and Stericycle), National Park Service funding, the
U.S. Forest Service, and the
Yosemite Conservancy.
In Cape Cod, the National
Seashore offers a unique ecosystem for visitors to explore. The
$75 million Herring River Restoration
Project, a collaborative effort that leverages expertise and
funding from multiple federal, state and local entities will help
restore approximately 1,000 acres of intertidal coastal wetlands.
Newly designed structures will allow the return of natural tidal
flows to severely degraded salt marsh habitats, which will improve
salinity and oxygen levels in the water, restore a highly
productive salt marsh ecosystem, and capture and store significant
amounts of carbon.
In addition to correcting impaired water quality, this project
will help increase harvestable shellfish habitats and expand use of
the river by migratory river herring and American eels. This will
improve fishing and other recreational opportunities for park
visitors while also helping to control mosquitoes within the park.
The Herring River Restoration Project will advance national goals
for the National Park Foundation to combat climate change and serve
as a model for future restoration efforts globally.
"Together with Stericycle, we are helping make a transformative
impact that will help preserve and protect our national parks'
invaluable wetlands for generations to come," said Chad Jones, senior vice president, corporate
partnerships at the National Park Foundation.
To learn more about the National Park Foundation, visit
www.nationalparks.org. To learn more about Stericycle's
environmental efforts, visit www.stericycle.com/sustainability.
About Stericycle
Stericycle, Inc., is a U.S. based
business-to-business services company and leading provider of
compliance-based solutions that protects people and brands,
promotes health and well-being and safeguards the environment.
Stericycle serves customers in North
America and Europe with
solutions for regulated waste and compliance services and secure
information destruction. For more information about Stericycle,
please visit www.stericycle.com.
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Stericycle, Inc.
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