ARRI - Publications

Forest Reclamation Advisories

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 1 - The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative
The goals of the ARRI and the purpose of the Forest Reclamation Advisories are explained. [December 2005]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 2 - The Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA)
The FRA is the science-based technique for reclaiming coal-mined land to forest while complying with the existing State and Federal mining laws. This advisory explains the 5 steps of the FRA. [December 2005]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 3 - Low Compaction Grading to Enhance Reforestation Success on Coal Surface Mines This advisory describes final-grading techniques that can be used during reclamation to prepare coal-surface mines to support a forested postmining land use. [July 2007]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 4 - Loosening Compacted Soils on Mined Sites
Some areas of mine sites become compacted due to machinery operation, traffic, and storage. This advisory describes practices for ripping compacted areas so as to loosen soils as necessary to achieve successful reforestation. [July 2007]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 5 - Mine Reclamation Practices to Enhance Forest Development Through Natural Succession
Succession is a term used to describe natural changes in plant community composition over time. This advisory describes the ways in which reclamation methods can encourage rapid succession and accelerate development of high quality postmining forests. [July 2007]

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ARRI Posters

Q&A's About ARRI

Implementing ARRI...Removing Barriers

ARRI's Forestry Reclamation Approach [FRA]

5 Myths...About Forestry As A Postmining Land Use

ARRI & The American Chestnut
Foundation [TACF]

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PowerPoint Presentations
from the 2007 Mined Land Reforestation Conference in Abingdon, VA

“A Coal Miner’s Perspective on Mine Reforestation” Section 1 | Section 2

- Bob Zik, TECO Coal, Corbin, KY

_{(Please
note: this
presentation is in 2 sections because of its
size.)}

“The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative and the Forestry Reclamation Approach: A State-Federal Reforestation Initiative”

- Les Vincent, PE, Director, Virginia Division of Mined Land Reclamation, Big Stone Gap, VA

“Advances in Scientific Knowledge and the Forestry Reclamation Approach”

- Dr. James Burger, Department of Forestry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

“Federal and State Regulations, Bond Release, and the Forestry Reclamation Approach”

- Becky Hatmaker, US Office of Surface Mining, Knoxville Field Office, Knoxville, TN

“Overburden, Topsoil Substitutes, Topsoil Handling: Influence on Tree Growth”

- Patrick Angel, US Office of Surface Mining, and University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (with Dr. James Burger of VA Tech, & Chris Barton of UK)

“Influence of Herbaceous Groundcover Vegetation on Reforestation Success”

- Jeff Skousen, Plant and Soil Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

“Carbon Sequestration by Forests on Reclaimed Mines”

- Chris Barton, Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“Mining and Mine Reforestation: Influences on Watershed Hydrology”

- Richard Warner, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

“The Joys and Challenges of Producing Forest Products on Mined and Reforested Lands”

- Tim Probert, Forestry Consultant, Bluefield, WV

“Economics of Mine Reforestation: Mine Operator and Landowner Perspectives”

- Jay Sullivan, Department of Forestry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

“The Forestry Reclamation Approach at Fola Coal”

- Mike Isabell, Fola Coal, Bickmore, WV

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Reclaiming the Future: Teachers' Guide and DVD

Thumbnail image of DVD "Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in Appalachia"

(Run time: 29:50)
The University of Kentucky Forestry Department, published this DVD and Teachers' Guide which describes the five-step Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) and explains how to successfully establish productive forests on reclaimed surface mines.

The full video is available for viewing online at the website listed below. To order your own DVD, contact Dr. Chris Barton at barton@uky.edu or follow the instructions on this Video Order form.

The Teachers' Guide that accompanies this DVD can be downloaded below in high resolution or low resolution.

TEACHERS' GUIDE:
Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in Appalachia (high resolution - 5.47Mb)
Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in Appalachia (low resolution - 691Kb) Text only version

DVD:
The full video Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in Appalachia can now be accessed online at Southern Regional Extension Forestry website.

Direct Video link - http://sref.info/video/reclaiming (29:50)

Note: This link requires QuickTime for viewing.

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