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Good to see a project that is actively making a real difference - inspiring to see diversity returning to once extremely degraded land. All the best from the UK.

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That is a good post mine use

Y'all keep up the good work.

My respects!

My great uncle worked the coal mines in PA and he was only 14 in 1900! That's what you did to support your family!

Any more videos that go with this ?

Is the barren fork an accessible water way I see a big pit that has filled with water on Google maps but do not know if it's accessible via kayak

My grandfather was killed in a coal mine explosion 100 years ago, leaving a widow and 6 children.

It was called barren fork because of the river there.

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Very similar methods to Small Mines used in South Wales 1990's. Explosives, Shovels and Horses. The conditions in these pictures look a a lot better than 1990's Welsh Mines.

What is this

how much did we pay for this project?

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I know of this mine, WELL. Boy Scout Road. Desseckers took great pride running off mine inspectors, esp at gunpoint. My Dad was part of M&P Coal Co., now defunct.

Sad that they removed all the history for a bunch if spoiled brats.😉

When is the hardship check goin out ?

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Good stuff

It's good to see NTEC's commitment to "do the right thing." Thanks, OSM, for shining a light on their exemplary conduct. In the current deregulated environment, it is important to encourage, persuade and, when needed, compel companies that may not share NTEC's ideals to follow their example. May OSM's first priority always be to protect land and the quality of life of human and other life who call it home. Under this rubric, reclamation will be assured to happen as quickly, effectively and respectfully as is merited by each member of our wonderful, delicate and resilient biosphere.

Great idea. Would this help with eutrophication in runoff saturated waters?

Thank you for this inspirational video! RIP Bruce, your spirit is still with us!

Nicely done! You rock, Jared!

This video perpetuates lie after lie by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; the biggest lie of which absolutely no fish are returning to "previously acid-filled streams" as a result of this project. The stream below the project site is still severely acidic with a pH of 3. This project did not boost visitation or create new trails (it only replaced existing trails) for ATV or Enduro race riders as these activities have always occurred at the site. If anything, the riders are happy to be able to access the trails again since the entire area was closed during construction. The PA DEP ought to be ashamed of itself for nominating this project for a national award and the Office of Surface Mining ought to be even more ashamed not to look into the erroneous claims the PA DEP made to support a national award. This project wasted more than $10.5 million, most of which was from the federal Abandoned Mine Land Program that receives its funding from fees paid by active coal mining companies. The same land reclamation and tree-plantings could have been accomplished at a fraction of that cost, but over $7 million was spent on alkaline addition with the single goal of improving water quality. Before the project, the stream was dead with a pH of 3 and now after the project, the stream is still dead with pH of 3. That is not success and certainly not worthy of a national award.

Congratulations for a job well done!!