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Our environmental efforts

Actions always speak louder than words. Read about our environmental stories, programs and energy, and you'll see our environmental commitment in action.

Our environmental stories

• Helping peregrine falcons
  Peregrine falcons nest on top of WPS facilities in Green Bay and Rothschild.
• Bald eagle viewing
  Photo gallery of about 40 bald eagles near the Pulliam Plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
• Award-winning help for endangered butterflies
  In 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recognized WPS for protecting the Karner Blue Butterfly.
• Partnership with WDNR
  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and WPS partner to improve fisheries.
• Combustion Products: Recycling and Beneficial Use
  WPS sells and uses most of its combustion products, which include fly ash, bottom ash and FGD gypsum.
• Restoring former gas plant sites
  WPS restores areas where plants historically manufactured gas for heating and lighting.
• Wilderness Watch
  Report anyone abusing WPS lands by calling 1-800-539-2824.
• Birdhouse and bat house plans
  Use these plans to build a wood duck nesting box, a purple martin house, a bat house or a bluebird nesting box.

Our environmental energy

• Hydroelectric power
  WPS has 15 hydroelectric dams in northeastern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan.
• Wind power
  Wind power is a growing source of energy for the future.
• Solar power
  Solar power is a growing energy resource.
• Customer-owned renewable generation
  Information about using a renewable energy system in your home.

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