Establishing Groundcover for Forested Postmining Land Uses

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2010-02-19

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Virginia Cooperative Extension

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Revegetating mined lands with grasses and legumes (groundcover) is essential to mine reclamation under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA). This publication describes how mining firms can establish groundcover while reclaiming land to forested, postmining land uses.

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Soils, Forestry, Mined Land Reclamation

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