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Formed in 1995 by concerned conservation districts, EPCAMR represents a coalition of watershed organizations and reclamation partners. Members range from individuals to the active anthracite mining industry and co-generation power plants, to non-profit organizations, 16 county conservation districts, and other organizations in the anthracite and bituminous coal region of eastern Pennsylvania that are involved with abandoned mine reclamation issues. Counties covered by EPCAMR in Northeastern and North Central PA include: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming. As of the last census (2020), the population we serve equates to approximately 1.7 million people. EPCAMR Promotes Frank Sindaco as Media and Community Systems Specialist to Lead Information Hub and Strengthen Community Capacity
The Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) has promoted Frank Sindaco as Media and Community Systems Specialist, a role designed to unify EPCAMR’s data and media ecosystems in service of community participation, network development, and practical policy engagement. The position will anchor the planning and rollout of EPCAMR’s Information Hub, a public-facing…
EPCAMR Hosts 2 Stewards Individual Placement Program (SIPP) GIS Watershed Outreach Specialist AmeriCorps (State and National) Interns Administered by Conservation Legacy through the end of December 2025
Thanks to financial support from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), EPCAMR is going to be benefitting from our longstanding partnership with Conservation Legacy‘s Steward Individual Placement Program (SIPP) and AmeriCorps State and National. Maria Gereda, Kingston, PA from the Wyoming Valley, and Dennis Dukinas, Dallas, PA,…
EPCAMR is a non-profit, non-government, non-partisan public charity dedicated to:
- Reducing health and safety hazards, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abandoned mine lands to productive uses in the region, there by improving the economy.
- Promoting the spirit of cooperation among all parties with an interest in resolving abandoned mine drainage / abandoned mine land problems
- Serving as a liaison among the various governmental agencies (federal, state, and local), watershed associations, industry, and conservationists with a common goal of abandoned mine reclamation
- Encouraging the remining and reclamation of lands, streams, and resources impacted by mining
- Educating, informing, and involving the public with mine drainage and mine reclamation issues
- Seeking and acquiring available sources of funding for restoration, reclamation, education and assessment projects
- Providing assistance in developing watershed associations and coalitions interested in abandoned mine reclamation issues