Marsh and Guy Carpenter staff got to work removing invasive species from the Spittal Pond nature reserve on Friday.Almost 60 of the sister companies’ employees were involved in the re-landscaping effort, working with representatives from the Department of Conservation Services and the Bermuda National Trust.They removed Casuarina trees and other invasive species and replaced them with flora native to Bermuda.Since 2010, Marsh and Guy Carpenter colleagues in Bermuda have set aside a day each year for a companywide volunteer initiative, known as Community Giving Day.“Community Giving Day has become a great tradition for Marsh and Guy Carpenter and a day that many employees look forward to each year,” said David Ezekiel, Bermuda chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies and chairman of Marsh’s Bermuda Charity Committee.”We are thrilled to continue to provide this opportunity to our employees to join together and make a contribution to the community, and hope to inspire others on the Island to learn more about Bermuda’s environment and volunteer their time to help preserve it.”Andrew Pettit, director of Conservation Services, said: “Many people don’t realise that preserving a natural habitat like Spittal Pond involves much more than just cleaning up litter.“The team of volunteers for Community Giving Day is actually helping to restore the habitat that is home to a variety of native and endemic species vital to the island’s ecosystem.“Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide and we always need help controlling them.”