Welcome to the EPCAMR Homepage!
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

Anthracite Heritage Museum Presents: The 3rd Anthracite Heritage Conference
Saturday, June 1, 2013 Conference Fees: $20.00 Advance Registration. Call 570-963-4845. $25.00 at the door registration. Brochure for Conference 2013 8:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments 9:00 a.m. Welcome by Robert Savakinus, President, Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces Associates; Chester Kulesa, Site Administrator Anthracite Heritage Museum and Scranton Iron Furnaces;…
EPCAMR Awarded $2K to Continue Collaborative Waterboxx Pilot Project – Phase II Research

EPCAMR is proud to announce its participation in the Collaborative Waterboxx Pilot Project, a partnership with the Appalachian Coal Country Team, the Western Hardrock Watershed Team, and Inquiring Systems, Inc. Through generous financial support provided by the Mental Insight Foundation, EPCAMR will plant and monitor 2 plots of trees using…
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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