AMRClearinghouse.org is an information clearinghouse for Pennsylvania watershed associations, especially those associations dealing with abandoned mine reclamation (AMR) issues. To get started, pick one of the categories above.
From this week's Abandoned Mine Posts newsletter:
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Reforestation Practice On Display The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative, also known as ARRI, is a coalition of citizen groups, the coal industry, and government, dedicated to restoring forests on coal mined lands in the Eastern United States. Recently, The Jennings Environmental Education Center in the Slippery Rock Creek Watershed near Butler, PA hosted a dedication and tree planting ceremony for an ARRI demonstration site located on the grounds of their facility. |
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