abandoned mine land reclamation

Indiana removed 3,550 feet of dangerous mine walls and restored 71 acres in a former coal-mining forest | World News

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PC: Indiana Department of Natural Resources A reclamation project in Greene-Sullivan State Forest, near Pleasantville in Sullivan County, Indiana, has won the highest regional award that the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement presents each year. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, the South Lake Highwall Project eliminated 3,550 linear feet…

In 2021, an Ohio family set out to restore 60 acres of abandoned mine land; five years later, native trees are bringing it back to life

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In a small rural corner of Jackson County, Ohio, where the hills still bear the scars of coal mining, one family chose to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary this year not with fireworks or parades, but with shovels, seedlings and a promise to heal the land. Their 60-acre property, a former Abandoned Mine Land (AML) site…