Wildlife Habitat & Forestry Management

BMC is a family owned business with roots back to the turn of the century.  Being outdoorsmen, the owners of BMC have always held a special reverence for the land.  This reverence provides a  foundation for the business.  The Environmental and Land Use Policies of the Company verbalize this attitude and the actions of the corporation reflect it.  Reclamation has always been a practice of the company.  And land stewardship is a given, not an extra.

There are two aspects to land management that must be considered.  As mining is only one phase in a series of changing land uses over time, reclamation is one way to provide wildlife habitat.  However, only a portion of the lands owned by BMC are mined at any one time, and much of our properties never will be mined.  Proper management of all of our land holdings is our responsibility.  We refer to this as stewardship.

BMC has three main mining and processing facilities, and one office facility which is known as the Resource Center.  Wildlife management plans have been developed for all of these sites.  These management plans are comprehensive plans including wildlife and fisheries management.  Our main goals are multiple species management and recreational use.  Our plans are based around management practices such as:

• Site documentation
• Inventories
• Monitoring and maintenance
• Prairie management
• Nesting habitat
• Fisheries management
• Forestry management
• Deer Management
• Food plots
• Wetland restoration and creation

Management plans are developed and implemented by a Team at each location.  Environmental organizations are also given the opportunity to have input into our plans.  There are many organizations that are involved in wildlife management and BMC works cooperatively with many of these organizations for the benefit of the environment, society, and wildlife.  Examples of this are the Snake Creek Trail Project.  BMC worked on this project cooperatively with Green Lake High School and the Izaak Walton League.  BMC works with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) to provide wildlife habitat including planting trees, shrubs, and NWTF special wildlife seed blends.  Walleyes for Tomorrow worked with BMC to improve the wetland spawning habitat for walleyes on BMC and neighboring properties.  Wings Over Wisconsin and BMC team up on multiple projects relating to food plots, tree and shrub planting, and providing long term nesting habitat.   Graduate students from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point were involved in completing species inventory lists and developing a wildlife management plan for BMC’s Taylor facility.  These plans have been fully implemented.

BMC has always been actively involved in wildlife management and proper stewardship of our properties.  It is this closely-held reverence for the land and the cooperative approach to land management that has helped us develop strong and positive relationships with environmental groups and other organizations.  The result of our cooperative efforts is the benefit to the environment and wildlife.

• Forestry Management
• Deer Management
• Prairie Grass Enhancement / Restoration
• Wetland Enhancement
• Bluebird Trail