The forestry reclamation approach : guide to successful reforestation of mined lands / Mary Beth Adams, editor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Angel, Patrick, author.

Contributor:

Adams, Mary Beth, 1958- editor.

United States. Forest Service. Northern Research Station, issuing body.

Series:

General technical report NRS ; 169.

General technical report NRS ; 169

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative.

Reforestation--Appalachian Region.

Reforestation.

Abandoned mined lands reclamation--Appalachian Region.

Abandoned mined lands reclamation.

Appalachian Region.

Genre:

Online resources.

technical reports.

Technical reports

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([119] pages) : color illustrations

Other Title:

Guide to successful reforestation of mined lands

Place of Publication:

Newtown Square, PA : U.S. Forest Service, May 2017.

Summary:

Appalachian forests are among the most productive and diverse in the world. The land underlying them is also rich in coal, and surface mines operated on more than 2.4 million acres in the region from 1977, when the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act was passed, through 2015. Many efforts to reclaim mined lands most often resulted in the establishment of grasses, shrubs, and nonnative plants. Research showed that forests could be returned to these mined lands, also restoring the potential for the land to provide forest ecosystem services and goods. Scientists and practitioners developed a set of science-based best management practices for mine reforestation called the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA). To help practitioners implement the 5 steps of the FRA and achieve other restoration goals (such as wildlife enhancement), 13 Forest Reclamation Advisories have been written since 2005 and others are underway. The 12 Advisories that are most directly relevant to the Appalachian region are being published here in a single volume for the first time. These Advisories were originally posted on the Web site of the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI), an organization created in 2004 by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement along with State mining regulatory authorities in the Appalachian region. Members of ARRI come from the coal mining industry, government agencies, and research institutions. The goal of this initiative is to promote forest reclamation and restoration on mine lands through planting of high-value hardwood trees, increasing those trees' survival rates and growth, and speeding the establishment of forest habitat through natural succession. To accomplish these goals, ARRI promotes and encourages use of the FRA by reclamation specialists. The Advisories are intended to serve as easy-to-understand guides to implementing the FRA; they provide specific recommendations as well as illustrations and photos to demonstrate tasks. The reformatted Advisories in this volume contain updated information and the latest additional resources to guide reclamation practitioners and other stakeholders in the reestablishment of healthy, productive forests in the Appalachian region.

Contents:

The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative / Patrick Angel, Vic Davis, Jim Burger, Don Graves, and Carl Zipper

The Forestry Reclamation Approach / Jim Burger, Don Graves, Patrick Angel, Vic Davis, and Carl Zipper

Selecting materials for mine soil construction when establishing forests on Appalachian mined lands / Jeff Skousen, Carl Zipper, Jim Burger, Christopher Barton, and Patrick Angel

Low compaction grading to enhance reforestation success on coal surface mines / R. Sweigard, J. Burger, C. Zipper, J. Skousen, C. Barton, and P. Angel

Loosening compacted soils on mined lands / B. Strahm, R. Sweigard, J. Burger, D. Graves, C. Zipper, C. Barton, J. Skousen, and P. Angel

Three-compatible ground covers for reforestation and erosion control / J. Burger, V. Davis, J. Franklin, C. Zipper, J. Skousen, C. Barton, and P. Angel

Selecting tree species for reforestation of Appalachian mined lands / V. Davis, J.A. Burger, R. Rathfon, C.E. Zipper, and C.R. Miller

Mine reclamation practices to enhance forest development through natural succession / J. Groninger, J. Skousen, P. Angel, C. Barton, J. Burger, and C. Zipper

Planting hardwood tree seedlings on reclaimed mine land in the Appalachian region / V. Davis, J. Franklin, C. Zipper, and P. Angel

Establishing native trees on legacy surface mines / J.A. Burger, C.E. Zipper, P.N. Angel, N. Hall, J.G. Skousen, C.D. Barton, and S. Eggerud

Reforestation to enhance Appalachian mined lands as habitat for terrestrial wildlife / Petra Wood, Jeff Larkin, Jeremy Mizel, Carl Zipper, and Patrick Angel

Reestablishing American chestnut on mined lands in the Appalachian coalfields / Michael French, Chris Barton, Brian McCarthy, Carolyn Keiffer, Jeff Skousen, Carl Zipper, and Patrick Angel.

Notes:

Authors: Patrick Angel [and seventeen others].

"Manuscript received for publication July 2016."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Angel, Patrick. Forestry reclamation approach

OCLC:

1030992027