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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. Chesapeake Bay Foundation Awards EPCAMR $5000 Watershed Education Experience Grant to Provide Virtual Watershed Tours in a Box to Wilkes-Barre Area School District Students
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation awarded EPCAMR $5,000 to go towards teaching local students about environmental issues in their watershed. The CBF has even launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. EPCAMR’s grant coordination will be conducted in…
Marissa Loftus, Wilkes-Barre to volunteer for EPCAMR Summer Internship and use her Strength in Chemistry to Help Create New UpCycled Educational Exhibit Materials among other Tasks
Marissa Loftus, a Wilkes-Barre native recently graduated from Luzerne County Community College with an A.S. in Chemistry. Currently, she is completing a Bachelor’s degree in Geology at Kutztown University. Having grown up in Wilkes-Barre, Marissa has always had an interest in the history of coal mining in the Anthracite Region.…
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
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