2009

POWELL RIVER PROJECT

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

PROGRAM  REPORTS

This publication contains reports of

programs supported by the

Powell River Project

between July 2008 and June 2009.

These reports may be reproduced for publication elsewhere only with the authors' permission,
and only with credit to the authors and to Powell River Project.

Table of Contents

Reforestation of Mined Land for Bond Release, Productive Land Uses, and Environmental Quality.

James Burger, Chris Fields-Johnson, Carl Zipper, and Daniel Evans.

Capability of Reclaimed Mined Land for Supporting Reforestation with Seven Appalachian Hardwood Species.

James A. Burger and Amy G. Fannon

First-Year Response of Mixed Hardwoods and Improved American Chestnuts to Compaction and Hydroseed Treatments.

C. Fields-Johnson, C. E. Zipper, J. A. Burger, and D M. Evans.

Use of Reclaimed Mined Land for Woody Biomass Production: Installation and Year One Results.

Daniel M. Evans, Carl E. Zipper, James A. Burger, and Chris Fields-Johnson

Hybrid Poplar for Bioenergy and Biomaterials Feedstock Production on Appalachian Reclaimed Mine Land.

Amy Brunner, John Munsell, Jennifer Gagnon, Harold Burkhart, Carl Zipper, Christopher Jackson, Amy Fannon, Brian Stanton and Richard Shuren.

Herbaceous Crops for a Biofuels/Bioproducts Industry on Reclaimed Mine Lands.

John Fike, John Galbraith, Chris Teutsch, David Parrish, and Carl Zipper.

Evaluating Wildlife Response to Vegetation Restoration on Reclaimed Mine Lands in Southwestern Virginia.

Amy L. Carrozzino and Dean Stauffer.

Nesting Results and Habitat Assessment of the Nesting Box Trail for Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) In the Powell River Project Education Center.

C. A. Burkart, A. Russo, T.J. Davis, D. Hall, S. Helbert, M. Jones, and A. Thacker

Long-Term Mine Soil Weathering and Treatment Effects: Do Topsoil Substitutes Really Mimic Natural Soils?

Zenah W. Orndorff, W. Lee Daniels,Mike Beck, and Matt Eick.

Effects of Total Dissolved Solids in Streams of Southwestern Virginia.

Anthony Timpano, Stephen Schoenholtz, David Soucek, and Carl Zipper.

A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Function in Virginia Coalfield Streams.

Robert M. Northington, Jackson R. Webster, Ernest F. Benfield, Stephen H. Schoenholtz, Anthony J. Timpano, Daniel Evans, and Carl E. Zipper.

Monitoring the Health and Productivity of Powell River Project Forests with Special Emphasis on Sustaining High-Value and Biologically Diverse Reclamation Systems.

J. F. Munsell, W. Worrell, and A. C. Lee

Beef Cattle Reproduction on Reclaimed Strip-mined Land

William Dee Whittier

Project Coal to Electricity 2009 Summer Teacher Education Program

Barbara Altizer and Amy Gail Fannon