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ARBOR DAY EVENTS 2006

 - KENTUCKY - MARYLAND - OHIO - PENNSYLVANIA - TENNESSEE - VIRGINIA - WEST VIRGINIA  -

KENTUCKY

Pike County, KY - The Kentucky Dept for Natural Resources and ARRI held an Arbor Day Celebration at Appalachian Fuels' Bent Mountain surface mine on May 11, 2006.

Articles:
KY DNR, News & Events  - Arbor Day Celebration 2006
University of KY News -
UK Joins other partners in celebration of Arbor Day

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MARYLAND

Klondike, MD - The Maryland Department of the Environment, Bureau of Mines and the Georges Creek Watershed Association hosted an ARRI Arbor Day Tree Planting Event on April 6, 2006 at the TD Mining Forfeiture Reclamation Project, Permit SM-85-403 in the Koontz Run Watershed.

Articles:
Klondike Tree Planting Reclamation - Students mark Arbor Day with new trees
MD Dept of the Environment - Outreach & Education Arbor Day 2006

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OHIO

 

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PENNSYLVANIA

DuBois, PA - In celebration of Arbor Day, a tree-planting ceremony was held on April 28, 2006 at a reclaimed surface mine in Washington Township called the Smith Chestnut Farm. The site was an experimental chestnut grove where the American Chestnut Foundation is trying to reestablish native chestnut trees.

Articles:
PennState Chestnut Growers - Smith Farm Arbor Day Pre-Planting Meeting & Photos, March 8, 2006
Chestnut Tree Newsletter, PA-TACF - Arbor Day Celebration Focuses on Partnerships

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TENNESSEE

 

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VIRGINIA

Keokee, VA - Virginia representatives of the ARRI, the Virginia Department of Forestry and the Powell River Project co-sponsored an Arbor Day Celebration on April 7, 2006.
    Events included tree-planting demonstrations, a discussion of the forestry reclamation approach developed by ARRI and how to remove existing cultural, technical and regulatory barriers.

Article:
Commonwealth of VA, DMME - Arbor Day Event focuses on Virginia's participation in ARRI

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WEST VIRGINIA