Abandoned Mine Reclamation Tour Offers First-hand View at Conservation Practices to Preserve Environment

On Monday, August 27, 2012, representatives from the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD), the State Conservation Commission (SCC), the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR), the Lackawanna River Corridor Association (LRCA), both the Lackawanna and Luzerne Conservation Districts, and the Earth Conservancy (EC) toured several abandoned mine…

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EPCAMR Awards Four ARIPPA Mini-Grants for AMD/AML Remediation

August 20, 2012 – The EPCAMR Board of Trustees awarded $5,000 in mini-grants to four regional watershed groups at its annual meeting, held on August 16, 2012. These grants will assist with the cost of operation, maintenance, and repairs of abandoned mine drainage (AMD) treatment systems and abandoned mine land (AML)…

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