Reforestation

Reforestation in West Virginia

Surface mining in the Appalachian Region has resulted in the destruction of diverse and productive deciduous forests. Reforestation is often chosen as the post-mining land use. Learn about the Forestry Reclamation Approach including soil selection and placement, herbaceous groundcovers to plant, tree species selection and planting.

Basics of Reforestation

• Tree recruitment and growth on 20-year-old, unreclaimed surface mined lands in West Virginia
• Survival of three tree species on old reclaimed surface mines in Ohio
• Rebuilding soils on mined land for native forests in Appalachia

Grow Your Knowledge of Reforestation

• Hardwood tree survival in heavy ground cover on reclaimed land in West Virginia: Mowing and ripping effects
• Influence of herbaceous ground cover on forest reforestation of eastern US coal surface mines
• Forest restoration following surface mining disturbance: challenges and solutions
• Survival and growth of chestnut backcross seeds and seedlings on surface mines

Master the Subject of Reforestation

• Hardwood tree growth after eight years on brown and gray mine soils in West Virginia
• Nutrient concentrations in tree leaves on brown and gray reclaimed mine soils in West Virginia

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