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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL REFORESTATION INITIATIVE

__________________________ IMPORTANCE OF THIS INITIATIVE __________________________
IN THE NEWS __________________________ FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH __________________________ STATEMENT OF MUTUAL INTENT __________________________ FOREST RECLAMATION ADVISORIES __________________________
CORE TEAM __________________________ SCIENCE TEAM __________________________
 STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES __________________________ REFORESTATION AWARDS __________________________ REFORESTATION RESEARCH __________________________ BROCHURE REQUEST

 

 

 

EXCELLENCE IN REFORESTATION AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO OXFORD MINING COMPANY!
2008 Excellence in Reforestation Award Recipient
 

Above from left: Mike Hiscar (OSMRE), Tom Shope (OSMRE), Marcie Moore of Oxford Mining Company, LLC and John Husted, Chief-Mineral Resources Management OH DNR.

ARTICLES
Oxford Mining Company, LLC Receives ARRI Award for the Second Time [April 13, 2009]
Restoring Jockey Hollow; Mined area getting new life [April 13, 1009]
Oxford Mining Company honored for mine land reclamation [April 14, 2009]
Tree planting on tap today [April 3, 2009]

- History of Awards Program - Nomination Criteria - Important Dates -
- Awards Committee - Past Recipients -

HISTORY OF AWARDS PROGRAM

Since 2005, ARRI has presented the Excellence in Reforestation Awards to individuals, operators, and/or organizations for their exemplary efforts in forestry reclamation that utilize the Forestry Reclamation Approach [FRA] on Title IV and Title V mine sites in Appalachia. The Excellence in Reforestation Awards Program was created to acknowledge and give public recognition to those responsible for Appalachia's most outstanding achievements in forestry reclamation and to encourage the exchange and transfer of successful reforestation technology.

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NOMINATION CRITERIA

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Awards Program Description - PDF icon ARRI Excellence in Reforestation Awards

RULES & REQUIRED INFO
Attachment 1 - PDF icon Rules & Required Info
Attachment 2 - PDF icon Title IV Site Criteria
Attachment 3 - PDF icon Title V Site Criteria

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IMPORTANT DATES

March 31st - Regional Award Nominations due
To be eligible for the Regional Award, States must complete their Regional Award nomination packages and submit them to the ARRI Awards Committee by this date.

July 1st - Regional Award selection will be made
The ARRI Awards Committee will evaluate the Regional Award nomination packages and select the Excellence in Reforestation Regional Award recipient by this date.

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AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Awards Committee is comprised of a panel of judges charged with selecting the annual Excellence in Reforestation Regional Award recipient.  This panel is rotated each year, and is comprised of two (2) State Core Team members, two (2) OSM Core Team members, one (1) Science Team member.

Current PDF iconAwards Committee Members and their contact information

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