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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL REFORESTATION INITIATIVE

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CORE AND SCIENCE TEAMS __________________________ FOREST RECLAMATION ADVISORIES __________________________ FORESTRY RECLAMATION APPROACH __________________________
IN THE NEWS __________________________ MINED LAND REFORESTATION CONFERENCES __________________________ PLANTING TREES ON LEGACY MINES __________________________ REFORESTATION AWARDS __________________________ REFORESTATION RESEARCH __________________________ STATE AND PRIVATE NURSERIES __________________________ STATEMENT OF MUTUAL INTENT

 

 

 

Publications

Brochures - Newsletters - Forest Reclamation Advisories- Posters
Conference Presentations - Reforestation Teachers' Guide and DVD

Brochures

PDF icon Reforestation for Appalachia's Wildlife
PDF icon Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative - Trees for Appalachia's Future
PDF icon ARRI's First 5 Years [October 1, 2009]
PDF icon ARRI's First 2 Years [December 2005]

ARRI Newsletters

PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 6 [August 2012]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 5 [December 2011]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 4 [July 2011]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 3 [July 2010]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 2 [January 2010]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume II, Issue 1 [June 2009]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 9 [December 2008]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 8 [June 2008]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 7 [January 2008]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 6 [July 2007]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 5 [December 2006]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 4 [August 2006]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 3 [July 2006]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 2 [September 2005]
PDF icon ARRI News - Volume I, Issue 1 [April 2005]

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Forest Reclamation Advisories PDF icon

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 1 - The Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative In this first advisory, the goals of ARRI and the function of these 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 2]

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 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]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 6 - Tree Compatible Groundcovers for Reforestation and Erosion Control
 The FRA uses a slow growing, noncompetitive, tree-compatible ground cover.  Advisory No. 6 addresses FRA’s 3rd step and describes methods for establishing ground cover vegetation to control erosion without hindering the survival and growth of the trees planted. [July 2009]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 7 - Planting Hardwood Tree Seedlings on Reclaimed Mine Land in Appalachia
Proper care and planting of tree seedlings is essential to any reforestation effort. Appalachian coal mines reclaimed using the FRA will often be rough, rocky, and on steep terrain. Thus, hand planting is the usual method for planting hardwood tree seedlings. This Advisory describes the fifth step of the FRA: Use proper tree planting techniques. [February 2010]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 8 - Selecting Materials for Mine Soil Construction When Establishing Forests On Appalachian Mine Sites
When native forest re-establishment is the post-mining land use and reclamation goal, the guidelines reviewed in Advisory No. 8 can aid mine operators in ensuring that mine soils, applied at a minimum of 4 feet in thickness, will restore land capability and support forest growth and diversity at pre-mining levels. [July 2011]

Forest Reclamation Advisory No. 9 - Selecting Tree Species for Reforestation of Appalachian Mined Land [Click here to open PDF File, Click here to open Excel File]
More than 100 native tree species and numerous native shrub species grow within Appalachian forests. This diversity reflects the many site conditions found across the region. [August 2012]

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ARRI Posters

Q&A's About ARRI

 Thumbnail image of poster called "Q&A's About ARRI" 		Implementing ARRI...Removing Barriers

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ARRI's Forestry
Reclamation Approach [FRA]
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5 Myths...About Forestry
As A Postmining Land Use

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ARRI & The American Chestnut
Foundation [TACF]
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Conference Presentations

The PowerPoint Presentations given each year by Scientists, Foresters, and other Forestry Reclamation Specialists that attend ARRI's annual Mine Land Reforestation Conferences are available for download by the public and visitors to ARRI website.

MLRC 2007 Presentations - Abingdon, VA http://arri.osmre.gov/Events/AN_CONF/ARRI.MLRC.2007.shtm#EPres

MLRC 2008 Presentations - Logan, WV http://arri.osmre.gov/Events/AN_CONF/MLRC2008.presentations.shtm#PRES08

MLRC 2009 Presentations -Prestonburg, KY http://arri.osmre.gov/Events/AN_CONF/MLRC2009.shtm

MLRC 2010 Presentations - Pittsburgh, PA http://arri.osmre.gov/Events/AN_CONF/2010/Presentations/presentations.htm

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Reclaiming the Future: Teachers' Guide and DVD

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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

PDF icon Reclaiming the Future: Reforestation in Appalachia (high resolution - 5.47Mb)
PDF icon 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

Note: This link requires QuickTime for viewing.

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