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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL REFORESTATION INITIATIVE

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CORE AND SCIENCE TEAMS __________________________ FOREST RECLAMATION ADVISORIES __________________________ FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH __________________________
IN THE NEWS __________________________ MINED LAND REFORESTATION CONFERENCES __________________________ PLANTING TREES ON LEGACY MINES __________________________ REFORESTATION AWARDS __________________________ REFORESTATION RESEARCH __________________________ STATE AND PRIVATE NURSERIES __________________________ STATEMENT OF MUTUAL INTENT

 

 

 

ARBOR DAY EVENTS 2007

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

KENTUCKY

Tuesday, May 8, 2007 - The Kentucky Department for Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining (OSM) held an Arbor Day celebration at Lexington Coal Company's 17 West Mining Complex in Martin County, Kentucky.

Article:
KY DNR, News & Events - Arbor Day Celebration (May 8, 2007)

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MARYLAND

Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Horner Hill -Permit SM-82-374, Klondike, MD

Event Articles:
ARRI, Georges Creek Watershed, MDE Celebrate Arbor Day (April 11, 2007)
Arbor Day Seeded at Coal Mining Sites Tree-planting (April 11, 2007)

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OHIO

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 1PM
Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area, Harrison County, OH

Event Articles:
Reclamation at Jockey Hollow - OH Arbor Day (May 1, 2007) Link
Woodlands abuzz on Arbor Day (April 27, 2007) Link

Photos implementing the Forestry Reclamation Approach at Jockey Hollow Link logo

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PENNSYLVANIA

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TENNESSEE

Monday, March 19, 2007,
Thompson Creek Project, Campbell County, TN

Tennessee's annual Arbor Day Event was held on the Thompson Creek Project (TCP) in the Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area. TCP is an abandoned mine land that was reclaimed to forestry with red oak, white oak and American Chestnut tree seedlings using ARRI's Forestry Reclamation Approach.

Event Articles:
High School Students Plant Trees, Gain Knowledge, Campbell County, TN
(March 19, 2007)

Photo of students planting Oak Tree seedling at TN Arbor Day Event Photo of Steve Roark, TN Division of Forestry, providing a tree-planting demonstration
Teacher Bill Grieve and student help National Park Service employee plant seedlings Photo of students from a local high school and Vic Davis, OSM, planting an American Chestnut

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VIRGINIA

Friday, April 13, 2007
Powell River Project, Wise County, VA

Event Articles:
Commonwealth of Virginia, DMME Press Release (April 13, 2007)
Students plant 2,000 trees for Arbor Day (April 17, 20007)

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WEST VIRGINIA

Friday, April 27, 2007 10AM-2PM
Birch River Operation, Webster County, WV

Approximately 65-70 sixth grade students from Glade Elementary School attended this event and planted 400 Northern Red Oak tree seedlings. The mining company, International Coal Group (ICG), used the Forestry Reclamation Approach to reclaim their Birch River Operation in preparation for the tree planting. The entire complex is about 5,000-6,000 acres.

ICG gave a brief talk about the operation and the mining process. All students in attendance received a tree seedling to take home.

Dozer compacting growth medium Four foot of Birch River Op growth medium shown
  • Photo 1 - A dozer performs the grading of Birch River's growth medium with a single pass. Loose compaction is recommended for forestland.
  • Photo 2 - Four foot thick growth medium ready for experimental organic matter supplement to be added (shown in the next photo).
  • Photo 3 - Partially decomposed bark from a nearby sawmill will be added as an experimental supplement to selected growth medium in Photos 1 & 2.

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