Reforestation of surface mines on lands of VICC Land Company

Thomas F. Evans

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Reforestation of surface mines on lands of VICC Land Company

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas F. Evans

Year:

1980

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-61. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 41-43

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Abstract

This Virginia coal company's surface mined lands show an adequate stocking of tree seedlings in terms of number per acre, but the distribution of seedlings has been affected by past reclamation practices. Natural reseeding has been an important contributor to the present seedling stock.

Parent Publication

Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings

Citation

Evans, Thomas F. 1980. Reforestation of surface mines on lands of VICC Land Company. In: Trees for Reclamation Symposium Proceedings; Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-61. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 41-43