WHC's successes to date only inspire us and our members to strive for even more in the next 20 years. WHC's newest program, Signatures of Sustainability, captures this spirit to celebrate how far we have come, but more importantly, to chart the future.

A Signature of Sustainability is a habitat program that demonstrates the potential of private sector involvement for biodiversity conservation. These programs make the communities around them a better place for both biodiversity and learners of all ages, and represent the very highest standards for a WHC program.

Each Signature of Sustainability is unique, but all go above and beyond certain requirements, including:

• Go above and beyond Wildlife at Work certification standards;
• Have a team of dedicated employees and/or community members;
• Demonstrate the connection to a larger scope, such as flyways, environmental education,
  ecological restoration, or connections to corridors or other neighboring projects;
• Have potential to serve as a model for other land stewards; and
• Certified, or committed to becoming certified for Corporate Lands for Learning by 2010.

A Blue Ribbon Committee of outside judges selected 21 Signatures of Sustainability. The panel consisted of Lynn Greenwalt, former Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bob Perciasepe, Chief Operating Officer, National Audubon Society and Jennifer Joy Wilson, President and CEO, National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.

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