HeidelbergCement invites researchers, students and citizens to submit biodiversity projects in its quarries around the world.
The aim of this scientific and educational contest is to raise awareness of the organic value of mining sites and share new best practices with the scientific community, NGOs, authorities and our operating units.
Over 110 projects worldwide have been selected to compete in the 4th edition 2018 and win up to 30.000 Euro.
04 Jul 2018
Dear Quarry Life Award participants, With just a couple of months left of the research phase, it’s time to start thinking about your final report - it can be uploaded to the QLA website from 6th July on. The deadline for uploading your documents is 20th September 2018. The QLA team wishes you a productive summer in our quarries.
26 Jun 2018
Every website has to perform maintenance at some point or another. Now it`s time for the QLA websites. Unfortunately, maintenance requires taking our site offline for some time. We scheduled the maintance work for Thursday, 28th from 9.30 to 11.30 am CEST. Thank you for your understanding.
11 Jun 2018
The QLA participants have done a great job so far and are currently busy with carrying out their research! You can support and motivate them by voting for projects you particularly like.
After a late night of preparation and frayed nerves, our team made their way to the Quarry Site to present in front of Quarry Life Award Judges and Lehigh Hanson Heidelberg. After arriving at the quarry and setting up in anticipation for the big presentation, nerves began to exponentially escalate. The team presented the project with great enthusiasm with a focus on project goals, current accomplishments, and future plans.
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Bat counters can be used in the field to monitor occupancy in bat boxes. They have a sensor that detects movement in and out of the boxes which allow researchers to collect large amounts of data without always being in the field. This type of monitoring is ideal for long-term occupancy studies.
Read moreThe Japanese art of charring wood as a preservation technique called Shou-Sugi-Ban (焼杉板) also known as Yakisugi, which directly translates into “burnt cedar board”. This style of preservation protects leaves the wood with a silvery finish which protects the wood from fire, rotting, insect infestation and has been known to last up to 80+ years. Traditionally, this technique was used on Japanese cedar but in modern times has been used to preserve wood other species such as Pinus and Quercus.
Read moreWhite Nose Syndrome is a serious concern across North America, causing mortalities of thousands of North American bats. It is currently more of a problem in the United States and the Eastern portion of Canada but is making its way across the continent. COSEWIC reported Canada as representing ~50% of the global range of MYLU before the arrival of WNS, and since then, COSEWIC cites a >90% decline of infected MYLU hibernacula, suggesting a loss of 5.7-6.7 million bats in eastern Canada.
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