Vulcan Materials Company
Madras Quarry
Newnan, Georgia, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
Nest Structures (Blue Bird & Purple Martin)
Avian
About the Program
Located about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta, Georgia, Vulcan Materials Company operates a quarry for the production of concrete. Along the perimeter of this active quarry, the company has also conserved a 20-acre area of forested habitat. This habitat is lined with 22 structures designed for use by two native bird species, the bluebird and the purple martin. For their single species conservation project, Vulcan Materials Company aims to protect these two small bird species and encourage their reproduction onsite.
- Since January 1996, the project has provided bird boxes located in grassy and forested areas with fence lines for birds to perch, forage, nest, and find shelter.
- Staff regularly maintain and monitor the bird boxes, with observations made nearly every week during the nesting season, from March through July.
- In the last two years, more bird observations were made, with an average of 25 eggs and 25 hatchlings noted each year.
- The project will make improvements in 2023, including the relocation of some bird boxes based on recent activity.
