CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
Stoneco, Newport Quarry
Newport, Michigan, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
Stoneco Newport Quarry
Landscaped
About the Program
Stoneco, Newport Quarry, a part of CRH Americas Materials, Inc., is located in Newport, Michigan, along the banks of Lake Erie just South of Detroit. Unfortunately, the Newport Quarry is located in an urban/suburban area where pollinator habitat has been greatly reduced. To help address this issue, the team is focused on providing quality native habitat such as milkweed to support monarchs and other native pollinators.
Practices and Impacts
Stoneco, Newport Quarry, a part of CRH Americas Materials, Inc., is located in Newport, Michigan, along the banks of Lake Erie just South of Detroit. Unfortunately, the Newport Quarry is located in an urban/suburban area where pollinator habitat has been greatly reduced. To help address this issue, the team is focused on providing quality native habitat such as milkweed to support monarchs and other native pollinators.
Practices and Impacts
- Team members maintain 0.09 acres of landscaped area to support native pollinators.
- The project team regularly monitors the gardens, including the pollinators themselves and the plantings.
- An outside landscape consultant provides annual cleaning and trimming of the plants.
