Volume II, Number 8

 December 2006

eMDE is a monthly publication of the Maryland Department of the Environment. It covers articles on current environmental issues and events in the state. 

 

Three areas of Savage Mountain demonstrate the Forestry Reclamation Approach .On Plot #1, trees were planted by hand during the first week in April, 2005. Plot #2 was planted by hand on April 6, 2006, by high school students, government personnel, watershed groups and other volunteers during the Bureau of Mines 2006 Arbor Day event. The remainder of the mine site (Plot #3) was backfilled, graded and stabilized using compaction and thick herbaceous ground covers. Trees were planted on this area during the last week in April, 2006.