| Monday, June 1, 2009 |
| Time |
Revegetation - Plant Materials
Moderator Phil Johnson |
Revegetation - Riparian Wetland
Moderator Gant Massey |
Case Histories
Moderator Gunnar Emilsson |
| 1:30 |
Selection and Release of Indigenous Plant Materials for the Anaconda
Smelter Superfund Site Feature – 'Opportunity' Germplasm Nevada
Bluegrass
E. Graham
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Revegetation of Reed Canarygrass Infested Riparian Areas: Performance of Pre-Vegetated Coir After 3 to 6 Years
P. Hook
|
Comparison of Reclamation of Coal Mines Under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and Oil and Gas Sites in Wyoming
B. Schladweiler |
| 2:00 |
Comparative Evaluation of Grasses, Forbs, and Seed Mixtures from “Local” vs. “Non-local” Origins at (Stucky Ridge) Anaconda, MT
R. Hybner |
Native Plant Material Selection for Water Treatment Wetlands
C. Taylor |
Zortman-Landusky: Challenges in a Decade of Closure
D. Williams |
| 2:30 |
Conserving an S1/G5/T2 Mustard at a Southeast Montana Coal Mine Through Nursery Propagation and Transplanting
G. Johnson |
Big Hanaford Creek Floodplain and Wetland Restoration Project as a Mitigation for a Surface Coal Mine Project
M. Matthies |
Mine Water Treatment at Soudan State Park
P. Eger |
| 3:00 |
BREAK |
| 3:30 |
Rapid Propagation of the Sensitive Species Physaria Didymocarpa Var. Lanata for Reclamation
S. King |
Newsome Creek, Idaho: Revegetation Plan for a Floodplain Impacted by Historic Dredge Mining
S. Wall |
Assessment of Environmental Impacts Near Abandoned Uranium Mines Within the Cave Hills and Slim Buttes Complexes, Custer National Forest, South Dakota
J. Stone |
| 4:00 |
Using Plant Tissue Culture to Develop Plants With Acid Soil, Heavy Metal Tolerance (AHMT), Potentially Useful for Hard-Rock Mine Land Reclamation
S. King |
|
A Case History: Limestone Quarry Reclamation Using Fluvial Geomorphic Design Techniques
M. Robson |
| 4:30 |
ASMR Technical Division Meetings |
| Tuesday, June 2, 2009 |
| Time |
Wyoming Reclamation & Restoration Center
Moderator Steve Williams |
Industrial Innovations
Moderator Robert Rennick |
Mine Influenced Waters
Moderator David Reisman |
| 8:00 |
Activities of the Wyoming Reclamation and Restoration Center
S. Williams |
AM-Colonized Plant Materials for Mined-Land Reclamation
T. Meikle |
Passive Treatment and Monitoring at the Standard Mine Superfund Site, Crested Butte, CO
D. Reisman |
| 8:30 |
Ecosystem Recovery on Reclaimed Surface Minelands
P. Stahl |
Multiple Site Evaluation of RCTS™ Acid Mine Drainage Treatment, Emergency Mobilization, and Lime Utilization
T. Tsukamoto |
A Periodic Table of Passive Treatment for Mining Influenced Waters
J. Gusek |
| 9:00 |
Effects of Natural Gas Well Development, Reclamation Activities, and Controlled Livestock Impact on Topsoil Properties
J. Norton |
An Investigation to Use Tailing Ponds as Solar Photovoltaic Farms
M. Momayez |
Overcoming the Obstacles of Operating a Biochemical Reactor and Aerobic Polishing Cell Year Round in Central Montana
E. Blumenstein |
| 9:30 |
Integrated Reclamation: Approaching Ecological Function
A. Hild |
Geotechnical Considerations for Solar Panel Installation on Mine Tailings
S. Annavarapu |
Rapid Alkalinity Generation and Metal Removal from Mine Impacted Water Using Crab-Shell-Chitin Under Abiotic Conditions
M. Robinson-Lora |
| 10:00 |
BREAK |
| 10:30 |
Impacts of Oil and Natural Gas on Prairie Grouse: Current Knowledge and Research Needs
J. Beck |
Clean Coal Technology for Montana
T. Rossetto |
Rotating Cylinder Treatment System Demonstration
P. Smart |
| 11:00 |
Coalbed Methane Natural Gas(CBNG) Produced Water: Outfalls and Disposal Ponds
K. Reddy |
Reduced-Impact Land Disturbance Techniques for Natural Gas Production
M. Mitchem |
Performance of an Ecologically-Engineered Multistage Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Co-Treatment System
W. Strosnider |
| 11:30 |
Economic Issues and Policies that Affect Reclamation Decision Making
M. Andersen |
A Summary of Some Land Surface and Water Quality Monitoring Results for Constructed Geofluv Landforms
N. Bugosh |
|
| 12:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| Time |
Revegetation – Woody Species
Moderator Vic Davis |
Evaluating Revegetation Success
Moderator Mike Browne |
Mine Influenced Waters
Moderator David Reisman |
| 1:30 |
Measuring Success of the Forestry Reclamation Approach and the Measure of its Success in Appalachia
P. Angel |
A Qualitative Reclamation Assessment Handbook for Abandoned Hardrock Mine Lands
P. Blicker |
Reduction of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Counts in an Ecologically-Engineered Acid Mine Drainage and Municipal Wastewater Passive Co-Treatment System
B. Winfrey |
| 2:00 |
Capability of Reclaimed Mined Land for Supporting Reforestation With Seven Appalachian Hardwood Species
J. Burger |
Land Reclamation Performance Evaluation Process and Standards Used at the Anaconda Smelter Site, Montana
R. Rennick |
Preliminary Evaluation of Locally Available Organic Substrates for Vertical Flow Passive Treatment Cells in Potosi, Bolivia
B. Santamaria |
| 2:30 |
Effects of Seedling Size and Ground Cover on the First-Year Survival of Planted Pine and Hardwoods Over an Extreme Drought
J. Franklin |
Montana’s Framework for Establishing Technical Vegetation Standards
S. Downey |
Acid Mine Drainage Impacts on Irrigation Water Resources, Agricultural Soils, and Potatoes in Potosi, Bolivia
A. Garrido |
| 3:00 |
First Year Response of Mixed Hardwoods and Improved American Chestnuts to Compaction and Hydroseed Treatments on Reclaimed Mine Land
C. Fields-Johnson |
Using Reference Areas vs. Technical Standards in Assessing Revegetation Success: A Quantitative Case Study
C. Vik |
Response and Recovery of Sulfate-Reducing Biochemical Reactors from Aerobic Stress Events
E. Perrault |
| 3:30 |
Survival and Growth of Five Chestnut Seed Types on Mountaintop Surface Mines in West Virginia
J. Skousen |
Climatic Adjustments on Reclaimed Cropland Yields for Final Bond Release
S. Schroeder |
Evaluation of First 1.5 Years of Operation of a Passive Treatment System in SE Oklahoma
J. LaBar |
| 4:00 |
Effect of Vegetation Cover and Seasonal Drought on Loblolly Pine Survival on Reclaimed Mine Soil
D. Lang |
A Method for Assessing Vegetation Adequacy for Phase II Bond Release in Montana
S. Downey |
Challenges in Design and Construction of a Large Multi-Cell Passive Treatment System for Ferruginous Lead-Zinc Mine Waters
R. Nairn |
| 4:30 |
POSTER SESSION IN EXHIBIT HALL AREA (with light refreshments and libations) |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
| Time |
Revegetation – Woody Species
Moderator Abby Wick |
Water Management
Moderator B.T. Thomas |
Revegetation – General
Moderator Peter Stahl |
| 8:30 |
Short- and Long-Term Transplant Performance on Mine Rock Material, Questa Mine, New Mexico
B. Young |
Assessment and Treatment Options at the Young Dong Coal Mine Site, South Korea
J. Ranville |
A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Vegetation for Restoring Disturbed Sites in Eastern Montana and Adjacent Areas
P. Hansen |
| 9:00 |
The Use of Landscape Fabric and Supplemental Irrigation to Enhance Survival and Growth of Woody Perennials Planted on Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands
R. Musselman |
Evaluating the Potential Impact of Surface Mining on Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Communities in a Native Brook Char Fishery
F. Brenner |
Revegetating Topsoil, Scoria, and Spoil in Montana
R. Prodgers |
| 9:30 |
Effects of Sub-Irrigation Tubes and Cover Type on Woody Plant Establishment
J. Scianna |
Performance of a Full-Scale Horizontal-Flow Wetland for Zinc
M. Fitch |
Patterns of Annual Brome Abundance in Reclaimed and Native Rangelands in the Northern Great Plains: A Case Study from the Big Sky Mine, Southeastern Montana
D. Buckner |
| 10:00 |
BREAK |
| 10:30 |
Fifth Year Transplant Survival on Constructed Test Plots, Questa Mine, Quest, New Mexico
A. Wagner |
The Effect of a Soil Cover on Dump Respiration and Seepage Quantity and Quality
M. Phillip |
Grass Establishment on Natural Gas Drill Pads in Wyoming as Impacted by Reclamation Techniques
S. Gundlach |
| 11:00 |
|
An Analysis of Steel Slag and Its Use in Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Treatment
B. Mack |
Revegetation Monitoring at Block P Mill and Tailings Site, Montana
G. Massey |
| 11:30 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| Time |
Western Regional Technology Transfer
Moderator Duane Matt |
Soils and Overburden
Moderator Jerry Schuman |
Revegetation - General
Moderator Frank Munshower |
| 1:00 |
Each OSM region has a regional technology transfer team (Western Region that identifies advances and develops technical solutions. The first part of this Session is open to all conference participants |
Topsoil: What is it and Who Cares?
R. Darmody |
Revegetation Trials in the Pinedale Anticline Project Area
S. Winslow |
1:30 |
WRTT Continued |
Soil Respread Depths: Do We Know Enough to Implement Change?
S. Flath |
Nothing But Borrow – Revegetation Without Topsoil
R. Prodgers |
| 2:00 |
WRTT Continued
|
The Potential for Carbon Sequestration on Degraded Lands Within North Central Montana
J. Watts |
Mining Reclamation for Wildlife in West Virginia: A Continuing Challenge
R. Kelley |
| 2:30 |
BREAK |
| 3:00 |
WRTT Continued
|
Redevelopment of Soil Carbon Pools on Reclaimed Surface Mine Lands
P. Stahl |
Sharp-Tailed Grouse Return to Mined Land
R. Karo |
| 3:30 |
WRTT Continued
|
Microbial Biomass of Reclaimed Soils Following Coal Mining in Virginia
H. Clayton |
Integrated Evaluation of Ecological Sustainability of a Mining Area in the Western Region of China
Y. Hao |
| 4:30 |
EVENING SOCIAL (Pompey’s Pillar) PARTICIPANTS LOAD BUSSES AT 4:30 ON THE WEST SIDE OF HOTEL |
| Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
| Time |
Revegetation on Acid Metalliferous Wastes
Moderator Dan Wall |
Soils & Overburden
Moderator Jeff Skousen |
Technological Tools
Moderator Kim Vories |
| 8:30 |
Mobility and Bioavailability of Arsenic, Lead, Copper, and Zinc at the Avoca Mine Site, County Wicklow, Ireland
K. Whiting |
A Model for Evaluating and Comparing Soil and Site Factors Affecting Productivity of Disturbed and Undisturbed Similar and Dissimilar Soils
R. Sinclair |
Assessing the Use of High Resolution Satellite Imagery to Inventory Abandoned Mine Land Features in Virginia
D. Osborne |
| 9:00 |
Acid Neutralizing Capacity and Leachate Results for Igneous Rocks, with Associated Carbon Contents of Derived Soils, Animas River AML Site, Silverton, CO
D. Yager |
Land Application of Coalbed Methane Produced Water: Changes in Soil Chemistry Through Time
K. Norvell |
Field GPS vs. Remote Sensing Workflows for Landform Review: Selecting the Right Technology for the Job
R. Calhoun |
| 9:30 |
Characterization and Treatment of Metal Contaminated Irrigated Meadows Adjacent to the Arkansas River Near Leadville, CO
S. Jennings |
Physical Protection of Organic Matter in Reclaimed Coal Mine Soils of SW Virginia
A. Wick |
Using ArcPad® to Identify Soil Probe Locations for Verifying Soil Respread Thickness on Reclaimed Land
B. Gunnerson |
| 10:00 |
BREAK |
| 10:30 |
Direct Revegetation of Acidic Mine Tailings at the Idarado Mine Site in Southwest CO
E. Redente |
Spoil Quality Effects on Vegetation Establishment and Species Composition Following Reclamation of Mined Lands in Arid New Mexico
S. Perkins |
Inspection Assistance Using Remote Sensing Imagery
C. Bailey |
| 11:00 |
Potential of Three Legume Species for Phytoremediation of Arsenic-Contaminated Soils
L. Dias |
Chemical and Mineralogical Characterization of Agricultural Soils Inundated by the December 26, 2004 Tsunami After Intrinsic Bioremediation in Banda Aceh, Sumatra Island, Indonesia
S. Chaerun |
Recent Developments in Close Range Photogrammetry for Mining and Reclamation
M. Dunn |
| 11:30 |
Metal Levels in Vegetation Growing on In Situ Treated Acid Metalliferous Mine Wastes in Montana
D. Neuman |
|
Mapping Vegetation Change on a Reclaimed Surface Mine Using Quickbird
M. Shank |
| 12:00 |
ASMR AWARDS BANQUET |
