Wednesday, November 15, 2023 1 PM – 2PM EST
We held the second of two webinars (you can watch Part 1 here) about the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative (ARRI), and how new investments in reforesting mine lands can create jobs, new economic opportunities, sequester carbon and reduce flooding.
This event featured community stakeholders sharing firsthand experience in how mine revegetation and reforestation can work, how forestry nursery management operates, and the regional economic impacts of reforestation initiatives.
This successful program has worked to reforest and revegetate former mine sites since 2004. With over 10,000 acres of reforested mine lands and a science-based approach to reforestation that includes partners from state & federal agencies, non-profits, and academic institutions, ARRI has a proven track record of sustainable growth across the region.
You can view the slides here.
Speakers included:
Cliff Drouet
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
Gary Conley
Rural Action
Sam Felton
Mayor of Marlinton
Joshua Nease
Mon Forest Towns
This event was hosted by Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, Appalachian Voices, National Wildlife Federation, and Reimagine Appalachia.