DataBank plants pollinator habitats after Georgia Aster discovery

DataBank announced that it relocated threatened Georgia Asters discovered during construction and, in partnership with Pollinator Partnership and construction/landscape partners, established native pollinator habitat and planted a pollinator garden at two Atlanta data center facilities.

• Main action: DataBank relocated Georgia Asters found on-site (discovered three years ago) to a protected area, replaced water-intensive sod with a native wildflower mix, and this past week planted a manicured pollinator garden at the front entrance of two Atlanta facilities with volunteers from DataBank, local community members, and representatives from the American Legion; the planting required digging more than 60 holes through dense Georgia red clay.
• Background & partners: The effort was voluntary (no regulation required), executed with the nonprofit Pollinator Partnership, and involved DataBank’s sustainability team and construction/landscape partners Kimley Horn and Brasfield & Gorrie; the initiative is presented as part of ongoing community-relations and environmental stewardship activities across DataBank’s portfolio.