Celebrating Earth Day with wetlands restoration

On Earth Day, Microsoft was proud to celebrate the kickoff of the Legacy Woods Wetlands Restoration Project—an exciting milestone made possible through collaboration with the Great Outdoors Foundation, the City of West Des Moines Community & Economic Development, and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.

Projects like this remind us just how important local action is. This restoration effort will help improve the landscape, strengthen the watershed, and restore native habitat, ensuring Legacy Woods remains a vibrant, resilient space for the community to enjoy for generations to come.

At Microsoft, environmental sustainability is core to who we are and how we operate. We’ve set ambitious goals to be carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste by 2030, and we know those commitments only become real when they show up locally—right here in the communities where we live and work. Partnerships like this one help bring our global commitments to life at a very local level.

Microsoft is proud to stand alongside partners who are deeply committed to the future of our environment and our communities. Together, we’re showing how strong partnerships can drive meaningful, lasting impact—right here at Legacy Woods.