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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

the division has planted more than 250,000 trees
reclaiming many acres of forest.

Our sites also actively partner with local agencies, as
well as organizations like the Wildlife Habitat Council of
which we are a member. For example, our Berkeley
Quarry has undertaken significant steps to encourage the
protection and enhancement of wildlife. In 2020 the
Company entered into a Safe Harbor Agreement with
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
covering 2,050 acres at its Berkeley property for the
protection of the endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker.
This 99 year agreement includes habitat buffers to protect
the existing nesting tree, along with annual habitat
enhancement activities including thinning, controlled burns
and construction of artificial nesting boxes to encourage
additional birds into the habitat. This site also participates
in the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s W.A.I.T. Endangered Red
(Wildlife and Industry Together) program. This program Cockaded Woodpecker
encourages the protection and enhancement of wildlife
on industry lands.

Similarly, our Milford, Utah, quarry continues to provide assistance to a consortium of groups, including the Wild Sheep
Foundation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Utah Stockman’s Association, the Federal Bureau of Land Management
and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, for the maintenance of facilities in an area devastated by a wildfire 10 miles
from the quarry. This includes guzzlers that provide a sustainable source of water for livestock and the native elk, deer
and other wildlife in the area, including as a water source that will help with the reintroduction of desert bighorn sheep
into the area.

A reclaimed quarry in
Rocky Point, North Carolina

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