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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

St. Mary Sand Plant Manager Derrick Rainge said he is construction of artificial nesting boxes to encourage
happy to see his current company honor the site’s animal additional birds into the habitat. This site also participates in
neighbors. the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s W.A.I.T. (Wildlife and
Industry Together) program. This program encourages the
“Not only does Martin Marietta care about the health and
protection and enhancement of wildlife on industry lands.
well-being of their employees, but we also strive to provide
a safe and healthy environment for the wildlife,” Rainge Not only has the Company partnered with local agencies
said. and groups for conservation projects on our sites, but we
also have made significant contributions to offsite projects
Moving forward, Goudy said sites within the livable region
as well. While it’s common knowledge that Martin
of the gopher tortoises would be reviewed for burrows
Marietta limestone is incredibly important in the
that may house the species.
construction of roads, homes, buildings and other land-
“This is something we’re going to be monitoring moving based structures, it’s not well known that our products are
forward. It’s going to be a continuous initiative,” Goudy playing an increasingly important role beneath the sea.
said. From the Outer Banks to the South Carolina border, North
Carolina has about 300 miles of coastline that is home to
not only millions of people, but also many wildlife species.
Numerous organizations, both public and private, are
working to protect this coastal habitat and Martin
Marietta’s material is vital to their mission.

One of the private organizations working to ensure coastal
preservation is Martin Marietta customer RS Shorelines.
Formed by Restoration Systems in 2020, RS Shorelines uses
native materials to build living shorelines that serve as
viable, and, in many ways superior, alternatives to
traditional coastal barriers like bulkheads and seawalls.
A juvenile gopher tortoise is discovered by a team at St. Mary Many manmade sea barriers effectively protect the
Sand. It will be relocated to an 8-acre sanctuary operated by immediate vicinity in which they’re placed. The problem,
the Alligator Creek Wildlife Management Association.
however, is that the force of the water on such barriers is
Other Biodiversity Efforts not eliminated, only diverted elsewhere along the coast.
This means that while the area nearest the barrier wall may
Because we own and lease many thousands of acres of be protected, erosion and other harmful effects are still felt
land, we are also active managers of significant forest along other points of the shoreline.
resources. Management and replenishment of this resource
is top of mind for our operations. For instance, beginning in
2015, our East Division implemented a timber management
program. Since 2017 the division has planted more than
1.4 million trees reclaiming several thousand acres of forest.

Our sites also actively partner with local agencies, as
well as organizations like the South Carolina Department of
Natural Resources. For example, our Berkeley
Quarry entered into a Safe Harbor Agreement with
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
covering 2,050 acres at its Berkeley property for the
Endangered Red
protection of the endangered Red Cockaded Woodpecker. 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

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