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Mission Statement: “The general purpose of the organization [EPCAMR] is to encourage the reclamation and redevelopment of land affected by past mining practices. This includes reducing hazards to health and safety, eliminating soil erosion, improving water quality, [and] returning land affected by past mining practices to productive use, thereby improving the economy of the region.” -from the Preamble of the EPCAMR Bylaws.
Incorporation Date: January 15, 1997
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. Holly Halecki, Wikes-Barre Twp.-PA, and Senior at King’s College becomes the first EPCAMR Watershed Outreach Intern for the Spring 2014 Semester
Holly is currently a Senior Environmental Studies major at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA. After graduation she hopes to work with a wildlife agency such as the PA Game Commission, US Fish & Wildlife Service, or for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Holly currently works at the Shoe Department as…
Frank Knorek, Nanticoke native fills the Volunteer Position of Community Development Coordinator Working on a Ceramics/Pottery Program Utilizing EPCAMR’s Iron Oxides for Glazes and Art
EPCAMR is proud to announce that one of several volunteer positions has been filled, by Frank Knorek, as Community Development Coordinator to assist us with developing a ceramics and pottery program that utilizes the iron oxide byproduct from remediated AMD cleanup sites throughout the Wyoming Valley for glazes and artwork.…
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