November 2011

• Reforesting the Appalachias, in Bird Conservation – The Magazine of American Bird Conservancy.
  
• Green Forests Work — The CCC Plan of the 21st Century, in Middlesboro Daily News.
  

May 2011

• Secretary Salazar Announces Presentation of Presidential Migratory Bird Federal Stewardship Award to U.S. Office of Surface Mining [May 25, 2011]
• Appalachian Regional Reforestationn Initiative Given National Award by the Arbor Day Foundation [May 10, 2011]
  

APRIL 2011

• Volunteers Plant Trees to Improve Reclaimed Mine Site
• Old Mine Site Brought Back to Life
  

AUGUST 2010

• Reclamation Project Garners Award from OSM [August 17, 2010]

APRIL 2010

• Students plant trees on Black Mountain surface mine site [April 30, 2010]
• Students plant saplings near Huff Run Creek [April 29, 2010]
• Environmental groups to plant trees on seven acres of coal land
  [April 29, 2010]
• Trees planted at Hellbender Bluff
  [April 18, 2010]
• Life at old strip mine: students plant trees as part of reclamation effort
  [April 13, 2010]
  

MARCH 2010

• Volunteers make tree planting a success [March 31, 2009]
• Volunteers sought for park tree replanting [March 29, 2010]
• Volunteers reforesting old mines [March 21, 2010]
• Williamsburg gets 7000 new trees [March 1, 2010]

FEBRUARY 2010

• Appalachian strip mines have long-term environmental effect
  [February 23, 2010]
  

JANUARY 2010

• 136 Acres in Tomhicken slated for reclamation
  [January 10, 2010]
• Indiana Society of Mining and Reclamation Honors Peabody Energy for Environmental Leadership in Midwest [January 4, 2010]

DECEMBER 2009

WV may soon see honeybees on former MTR sites [December 17, 2009]

NOVEMBER 2009

• Program to reforest, employ thousands - New surface-mined land restoration being developed [November 30, 2009]

OCTOBER 2009

• US Interior Honors Peabody Energy with Three National Excellence in Reclamation and Good Neighbor Awards [October 29, 2009]

SEPTEMBER 2009

• UN Billion Tree campaign passes seven billion trees planted
  [September 21, 2009]
• A massive idea to reforest Appalachian mine sites
  [September 15, 2009]
• Student Pen Pals Serve as Ambassadors to an Imperiled Bird
  [September 14, 2009]
• County asks residents to honor Sept. 11 heroes by volunteering
  [September 10,2009]
  

AUGUST 2009

• Green Forest Works for Appalachia: A Win-Win-Win for Jobs, Forests, and Birds
  [August 31, 2009]
• Group seeks stimulus money to reforest Appalachia [August 19, 2009]
• Reforestation Taking Root in Projects Around the World [August 19, 2009]
• Mr. Obama considering Appalachian reforestation idea [August 17, 2009]
• Appalachian plan: Plant 125 million trees [August 16, 2009]
• Group Wants Massive Program to Reforest Appalachian Mine Sites
  [August 16, 2009]
• Obama administration mulls reforestation program [August 13, 2009]
• Reforesting Kentucky [August 13, 2009]
• Members of ACF work to restore chestnut trees to Ohio forests [August 7, 2009]
• Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Conference [August 6, 2009]
• Conference to focus on reforestation after surface mining [August 3, 2009]

JULY 2009

• Planting of trees [July 14, 2009]
• Local non-profit takes part in United We Serve Campaign [July 2, 2009]
• American chestnut's revival may combat climate change [July 1, 2009]

JUNE 2009

• Environmental Group, coal company team up to to reclaim surface mine site
  [June 25, 2009]

APRIL 2009

• Tree planting on tap today [April 3, 2009]

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