Powell River Project


2003 Powell River Project 

Research and Education

Program Reports




Properties and Land Use Potentials of  Surface Mined Landscapes in the Virginia Coalfields.
K. Haering, W.L. Daniels, J. Galbraith, and P. Donovan.  Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech

Effects of Biosolids-Amended Mined Land on Soil and Plant Quality.
G.K. Evanylo, A.O. Abaye, and W.L. Daniels. Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech

Reforestation of Mined Land for Productive Land Uses and Environmental Quality.
James A. Burger. Department of Forestry, Virginia Tech.

The Effects of Two Cultural Treatments on Five Christmas Tree Species Grown on Reclaimed Mine Land and Christmas Trees Demonstration Site.
J. Allen, J. Alsup, M. Chaffin, C. Barker, B. Daugherty, J. Dean, C. Fields, J. Eaton, D. Large, J. Giles, D.Early, J. Gillenwater, R. Mullins, M. Kilgore, and C. Smith. Mountain Empire Community College.

2003 VA Tech Energy Education Program: Coal to Electricity.
Mary Quillen. Department of Teaching and Learning, Virginia Tech.

Region V Governor’s School for Science and Technology.
Vaughn Lester. Southwest Virginia Community College.

Cooperative Marketing of Beef Calves as a Role of the Powell River Beef Project.
W.D. Whittier. Virginia-Maryland School of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech.


Evaluation of Hollow Fill Drainages and Associated Settling Ponds on Water Quality and Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities of VA and WV.
T. Chad Merricks, D. Cherry, and C. Zipper. Departments of Biology, and Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences. Virginia Tech.


Amphibian Populations on Reclaimed Mined Lands: A Progress Report.
Kevin P. Jansen, Candice Oakes, and Franklin D. Colyer
. Department of Natural Sciences, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.