Vulcan Materials Company - Brownwood, Texas
N 31° 41.852 W 098° 59.984
14R E 500025 N 3506910
The Vulcan Materials Company operates this quarry in Brownwood, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM74E1
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2009
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Vulcan Materials Company, based in Birmingham, Alabama, provides infrastructure materials that are required by the American economy. Vulcan is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of other construction materials including asphalt and ready-mixed concrete and a leading producer of cement in Florida.
Vulcan produces aggregates, primarily crushed stone, sand and gravel, that are used in nearly all forms of construction. In particular, large quantities of aggregates are used to build roads and nonresidential properties.
The Brownwood Quarry is a rock quarry located in central Texas. The site consists of mainly grasslands, rock areas and a few man-made lakes. Site employees have identified a great deal of wildlife around the facility. Many birds frequent the ponds and around the office area, and turtles and rattlesnakes have been encountered near the pit area.
The wildlife habitat program was initiated at the quarry when the plant operations were moved to a more remote location. Employees at the site volunteer their time to maintain a successful wildlife habitat program, which focuses on native enhancements and pollution prevention. The wildlife team created a butterfly garden, installed a purple martin apartment and engaged in stocking and feeding fish in the ponds. Since 2002, purple martins have been regularly utilizing the nesting homes.
Ongoing projects include three deer feeders in and around the plant providing food for the local deer population. Additionally, a turtle habitat was created, which consists of a pond with logs and rocks ideal for basking and hiding.