Powell River ProjectBratsch, Tony2015-07-312015-07-312010-02-26http://hdl.handle.net/10919/55046Many coal resource owners also own the overlying land surface; such owners negotiate contracts with mining firms as a way to generate revenue. Here, we suggest contracting terms that can be offered when the resource owner desires a productive forest on the land surface that can serve as an economic asset after mining.8 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.SoilsForestryMined Land ReclamationExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/460/460-143/460-143_pdf.pdfCoalcoal mined landLandownersContracts