Argos USA Corporation
Roberta Plant
Calera, Alabama, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
LKD Stockpile Reclamation
Other Habitats
About the Program
Argos USA Corporation Roberta Plant is a ready-mix cement plant located in Roberta, Alabama. This project consists of approximately 25 acres of land that have been transformed from an old lime kiln dust (LKD) storage pile to a landscaped area seeded with native plant species. The LKD pile was graded and capped, and the capped pile was seeded with native plant species designed to encourage wildlife to utilize the area. Additionally, the Wildlife Team has developed a 450-square-foot pollinator garden that includes a variety of plant species designed to attract and provide habitat for monarch butterflies.
Practices and Impacts
Argos USA Corporation Roberta Plant is a ready-mix cement plant located in Roberta, Alabama. This project consists of approximately 25 acres of land that have been transformed from an old lime kiln dust (LKD) storage pile to a landscaped area seeded with native plant species. The LKD pile was graded and capped, and the capped pile was seeded with native plant species designed to encourage wildlife to utilize the area. Additionally, the Wildlife Team has developed a 450-square-foot pollinator garden that includes a variety of plant species designed to attract and provide habitat for monarch butterflies.
Practices and Impacts
- The pollinator garden has attracted multiple different pollinators despite the garden plants being stressed due to extended droughts. The project team has included milkweed plants in their native garden. The garden is monitored a minimum once a month, and multiple species of pollinators have been observed including bumble bees, sphynx moth, hummingbird and monarch butterflies.
- Since the LKD storage pile restoration was completed, many wildlife have been observed using the habitat including birds, mammals and aquatic animals.
