Browsing Powell River Project by Title
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Reclamation Grading and Seeding Influences on Trees on a Virginia Mine Site after Six Years
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Reforestation and Biomass Production on Coal-Mined Lands: Research Application, Technology Transfer, Improving the Process
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2012)The Powell River Project mined land reforestation research and outreach program has developed prescriptions for re-establishing hardwood forests through reclamation that are being applied by many coal-mining firms to satisfy ... -
Reforestation and Ecosystem Services: If You Build It, Will They Come?
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2014)This report provides an update on a newly established project that will contribute to the legacy of reforestation research at the Powell River Project and provide benefit to the larger Appalachian Coal Region. The overarching ... -
Reforestation and Ecosystem Services: If you build it, will they come?
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2013)This report provides an update on a newly established project that will contribute to the legacy of reforestation research at the Powell River Project and provide benefit to the larger Appalachian Coal Region. The overarching ... -
Reforestation and Water Quality: Optimizing Plant Systems to Minimize Total Dissolved Solid Delivery to Surface Waters
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2015)This proposal requests funds to continue and complete a project that will advance the science and practice of reclamation at the intersection of revegetation and water quality. Recommended reforestation practice, the ... -
Reforestation and Water Quality: Optimizing Plant Systems to Minimize Total Dissolved Solid Delivery to Surface Waters
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2016)Total dissolved solids (TDS) coming from surface coal mines are greatly impacting water quality in Appalachia. This study investigated whether vegetation could reduce TDS (specifically calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium ... -
Restoring Ecological Function to Reforested Mined Lands: Connecting Soils with Forest Productivity and Ecosystem Services
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2012)This project contributes to the legacy of reforestation research at the Powell River Project and provides benefit to the larger Appalachian Coal Region. Dr. Brian Strahm has recently (2009) joined the faculty of the ... -
The Role of Plant Diversity in Promoting Recovery of Soil Microbial Communities During Ecosystem Restoration on Reclaimed Mine Lands
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2017)Plant establishment is a key component of land reclamation and restoration, but ultimately full recovery of other beneficial ecosystem services that were provided prior to disturbance is desired for successful restoration. ... -
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Major Ions and Trace Elements in the Powell River
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2020)Freshwater mussel populations in the Powell River have been in decline over several decades, with no indication of recovery. Identification of the cause(s) of mussel decline and continued suppression is a critical step ... -
Spatiotemporal Trends in Water Chemistry and Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Headwater Streams Influenced by Surface Coal Mining in Central Appalachia
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Structural and Functional Characteristics of Mining-impacted Reconstructed Streams
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2013)The Clean Water Act [section 404; stream mitigation rule] mandates that mining operations permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) to impact streams by valley fill or other activities must employ compensatory ... -
A Study to Determine the Preference for Nesting Box Design of Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird), Tachycineta bicolor (Tree Swallow) and Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee): Comparison of the Traditional Nesting Box and the Peterson Box, Year 3
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2014)The 2014 nesting season was the third and final year of our study comparing the Peterson box to the traditional rectangular bluebird nesting box. Unlike the traditional boxes, Peterson boxes are wedge shaped, decreasing ... -
A Study to Determine the Preference for Nesting Box Design of Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird): Comparison of the Traditional Nesting Box and the Peterson Box
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2012)For the 2012 nesting season along the trail at the Powell River Education Center, nesting preferences were studied comparing the traditional box design and the Peterson box. Peterson boxes differ from the traditional boxes ... -
A Study to Determine the Preference for Nesting Box Design of Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird): Comparison of the Traditional Nesting Box and the Peterson Box, Year 2
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2013)The 2013 nesting season was the second year comparing the Peterson box to the traditional rectangular blue bird nesting box. Peterson boxes have a lower internal volume, requiring less material and parental effort for nest ... -
A Study to Determine Whether Natural Camouflage Will Increase Usage of Artificial Nesting Boxes by Eastern Bluebird, Tree Swallow and Chickadees
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2015)Previous studies at the Powell River Project Education Center Bluebird Trail have involved comparisons between standard nesting boxes and open topped design, boxes that were modified by enlarging the holes to 2.75 inches, ... -
Survival, Growth, and Blight Incidence of Pure and Hybrid American Chestnuts After Nine Growing Seasons on a FRA-Reclaimed Coal Mine
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Temporal Dynamics of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities and Their Response to Elevated TDS in Appalachian Coalfield Streams
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2012)Maintaining integrity of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in Appalachian coalfield headwater streams is a key concern. Total dissolved solids (TDS) are ubiquitous as dissolved constituents in surface waters and often ... -
Toward Deregulation of Genetically Modified American Chestnut for Surface Mine Reclamation: Genomic Mechanisms of Transgene-Mediated Blight Resistance
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2018)We have been testing numerous candidate genetically modified (GM) lines of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) at the Powell River Project since 2014, with several showing promising levels of resistance and growth. Former ... -
Wildlife Response to Strip-Mine Reclamation in Southwest Virginia
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Zooming in on adverse birth outcomes in coalfield regions of Central Appalachia
(Virginia Tech. Powell River Project, 2018)Health disparities account for significant differences in mortality and morbidity risks in Central Appalachia (encompassing parts of WV, KY, TN and VA) compared to other U.S. regions, yet research addressing environmental ...
