Ten Anheuser-Busch Facilities Certified By Wildlife Habitat Council

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When employees of the Anheuser-Busch land application farm in Jacksonville go for a stroll, they watch where they step. That's because the farm is also home to dozens of alligators who have settled in the property's retention ponds. While most people might find this unsettling, the employees at the farm look forward to seeing their sometimes suspicious neighbors. It's all part of the brewer's efforts to promote wildlife conservation and be a good neighbor not only to people, but nature as well.

As a founding member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), Anheuser-Busch has been actively involved with the organization that leads ground-breaking initiatives for the benefit of wildlife and conservation education. WHC members serve as leaders in environmental stewardship at the local, regional and national levels, voluntarily managing their facilities or properties to support healthy ecosystems and environmentally friendly societies. To date, ten Anheuser-Busch facilities have been certified as Wildlife at Work(SM) by the WHC for various projects that help create a healthy and biodiverse natural world.

'Our association with the WHC has been a catalyst for our efforts to recognize and create natural habitats at our facilities across the country,' said Doug Muhleman, senior group vice president of brewing, operations and technology for Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 'It's very gratifying to know that in addition to brewing and supporting the production of some of the world's most popular beers, our operations are also helping to create homes for various types of wildlife and plants. Whether it's a peregrine falcon nest on top of the malt house in Manitowoc, a pollinator garden at the Jonesboro rice mill or the alligators who roam the ponds at our Jacksonville land application farm, we enjoy having the animals as our neighbors and helping nature bloom in unlikely locations.'

The following Anheuser-Busch operations have been certified as Wildlife at Work(SM) sites by the WHC.

    -- Jacksonville Brewery and Nutri-Turf Farm (Jacksonville, Fla.) --
       certified since 1997
    -- Elk Mountain Farms (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) -- certified since 1998
    -- Manitowoc Barley Malt Plant (Manitowoc, Wis.) -- certified since 1999
    -- Jonesboro Rice Mill (Jonesboro, Ark.) -- certified since 2001
    -- Ft. Collins Brewery (Fort Collins, Colo.) -- certified since 2006
    -- Ft.