Vulcan Materials Company
Lexington Quarry
Leesville, South Carolina, United States
Certified through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
Pollinator Garden
Landscaped
About the Program
Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier and distributor of construction materials. The Vulcan Materials Company’s Lexington Quarry program is located off U.S. Highway 1 in Leesville, South Carolina. This quarry was a greenfield site and served as a hunting club before Vulcan bought the land to build a quarry. The land was forested and was mostly pines with some hardwood trees prior to the land being clear cut. The pollinator garden was installed by employees and members of the community in an open dirt area to increase the quantity of pollinator habitat available across seasons and for different life cycle stages for general or common pollinators. During the Earth Day pollinator planting, the team raised awareness about the importance of pollinators and taught the audience about the kinds of native plants that provide habitat for pollinators.
Practices and Impacts
Vulcan Materials Company is a supplier and distributor of construction materials. The Vulcan Materials Company’s Lexington Quarry program is located off U.S. Highway 1 in Leesville, South Carolina. This quarry was a greenfield site and served as a hunting club before Vulcan bought the land to build a quarry. The land was forested and was mostly pines with some hardwood trees prior to the land being clear cut. The pollinator garden was installed by employees and members of the community in an open dirt area to increase the quantity of pollinator habitat available across seasons and for different life cycle stages for general or common pollinators. During the Earth Day pollinator planting, the team raised awareness about the importance of pollinators and taught the audience about the kinds of native plants that provide habitat for pollinators.
Practices and Impacts
- Employees and Lexington Lawn & Landscape Company assisted with the initial planting plan and plant selection for the 750-square-foot pollinator garden installed in April 2021, which uses only native plant species selected for their suitability for the area and various bloom times. The team maintains the garden through a drip irrigation system and weeding.
- The team monitors the vegetation and pollinator species weekly during the first month after installation and then monthly during the growing season.
