Some of the best kept secret fishing spots are found in the wilds of reclaimed surface-mined lands. State and federal agencies, along with many conservation partners, have restored tens of thousands ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture embarked this month on the reclamation of 162 acres of abandoned mine land the Pella Wildlife Area, the largest of about 120 that have taken place in Iowa since the ...

This aerial view shows the location of the 30-acre Hanover 7A site that Earth Conservancy will transform into a new community park serving the Lower South Valley. HANOVER TWP. —A former strip mine ...

CenterPoint, Trade Park East projects recognized by Office of Surface Mining Officials from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau ...

In Texas, surface mine reclamation is a decades-long process – one that requires scientific precision, environmental insight and strong collaboration. For nearly 50 years, Texas A&M AgriLife has ...

Land in the Pella Wildlife Area (above) is part of an abandoned coal mine that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is reclaiming. It is the largest reclamation area the department ...

PELLA, Iowa — Iowa officials are continuing a massive mine reclamation project in the central part of the state, hoping to turn around decades of environmental degradation. The Pella Wildlife Area is ...

BRANCH TOWNSHIP — Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Rep. Tim Twardzik (R-123) visited the site of an ongoing abandoned mine land reclamation project near Branchdale on Friday. The project, spearheaded by ...

Some of the best kept secret fishing spots are found in the wilds of reclaimed surface-mined lands. State and federal agencies, along with many conservation partners, have restored tens of thousands ...