| Saturday, May 30, 2009 |
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Soil Management for Site Reclamation
Time: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Cost: $90.00
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The objective of this workshop is to discuss soil related issues of importance to environmental specialists working on reclamation of oil and gas drill pads and surface coal mines. Topics to be discussed include management of soil properties, soil amendments, prevention of soil erosion, soil stockpiling, and seedbed preparation. In addition to the workshop leaders, speakers will include practicing reclamationists with expertise in the given topic areas.
Lead Instructor:
Dr. Peter Stahl, University Wyoming, Department of Renewable Resources
Number of Students: 10 to 20
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Remote Sensing for SMCRA Applications
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $110.00
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This workshop will provide a basic overview of what remote sensing is and how it can be used to support mining and reclamation applications. Attendees will learn what types of remotely sensed imagery are available, what imagery costs, how to decide what type of imagery to use, and how to get imagery. Current remote sensing applications and how to use data mining tools to support these applications will be presented.
Lead Instructor:
Dianne Osborne, Office of Surface Mining
Number of Students: 10 to 25
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| Sunday, May 31, 2009 |
Description |
A Tool for Selecting Appropriate Vegetation for Restoring Disturbed Sites
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $110.00
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The recently published Classification and Management of Upland, Riparian, and Wetland Sites of USDI Bureau of Land Management’s Miles City Field Office, eastern Montana USA has great utility in the planning of ecologically successful revegetation projects on disturbed sites in eastern Montana and adjacent areas of the Great Plains Province including Wyoming, Colorado, and the Dakotas. This document has a dichotomous key for naming the type (habitat type or community type) at a site. Restoration planners can confidently prescribe a pallet of species that will establish the foundation of an appropriate natural community on a disturbed site
Lead Instructor:
Dr. Paul Hansen, Ecological Solutions Group, LLC
Number of Students: 10 to 30
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Designing Sustainable Cover Systems and Final Landforms for Mine Waste Storage Facilities
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $110.00
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This workshop will provide the opportunity for personnel from different locations and backgrounds to share experiences on waste storage, mine reclamation, and cover systems, while being provided with key theory and background on cover system and landform design. Training and discussion will focus on material characterization, numerical modeling, field performance monitoring, long-term performance, and illustrative case studies. Each participant will be provided with a bound hard copy of all PowerPoint presentations. A list of references will be provided as part of the bound hard copy notes.
Lead Instructor:
Michael O’Kane, P.E., and Mark Phillips, P.E., O’Kane Consultants, Inc.
Number of Students: 10 to 20
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Test & Treat: Mine Influenced Waters Trials and Tribulations
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Cost: $110.00
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This workshop will focus on the U.S. EPA and its contractor, Golder Associates, Inc. testing of various mine influenced water (MIW) and different treatment methods at abandoned and closed mine sites in the United States during the last 7 years. The presenters will focus on the water chemistry, the type of treatment used, and the results for several biochemical reactors (BCRs). Emphasis will be placed on lessons learned at each site with specific recommendations regarding future tests that can be used by attendees planning their own testing in the future.
Lead Instructor:
Dr. David Reisman, Director of ORD, Engineering Technical Support Center, US Environmental Protection Agency, Jim Gusek and Thomas Rutkowkski, Golder Associates.
Number of Students: 10 to 20
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