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Silviculture

Sustaining Growth

Forest Development Fifteen Years after Surface Mine Reclamation in Virginia

Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Location: 26
Attendees will learn about mined land reclamation and reforestation in Southern Appalachia and see the initial and fifteen-year results of an experiment on the Forestry Reclamation Approach.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand reclamation practices for coal surface mines in Appalachia.
  • Understand best management practices for reforestation on coal surface mines in Appalachia.
  • Understand early forest development on a fifteen-plus year-old reclamation site in Appalachia.