mine land stewardship initiative by the appalachian wildlife foundation
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1005 South Main Street, Suite 104Corbin, KY 40701www.appalachianwildlife.com
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Appalachian Wildlife Foundation
• Established 2009• Ecological restoration and wildlife
conservation with energy industries – primarily the coal industry
• Mine Land Stewardship Initiative• Endangered Species management
Appalachian Wildlife Foundation
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Appalachian Wildlife Foundation
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20th Century Wildlife RestorationMost of these are after 1977
• White-tailed Deer• Black Bear• Elk• Wild Turkey• Osprey• Beavers• Otters• Wood ducks• Canada Geese• Bald Eagle
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Mine Land Stewardship Initiative
• Natural Resource Partners• Alpha Natural Resources• International Coal Group > Arch Coal• TECO Coal• Patriot Coal• American Electric Power• Duke Energy• 22 Wildlife Conservation Organizations
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Mine Land Stewardship Initiative
• Improve performance of the coal industry through market incentives.
• Ecological performance• Community support, public access for
recreation, tourism, etc.
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What is the Objective?
What is “Wildlife”?
If you are managing for everything, you are managing for nothing.
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Determining the Wildlife Restoration Objective
• Landowner preference• Local priorities• State priorities• Regional priorities
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Guilds of Species Have Different Habitat Needs
• Mature forest interior• Grasslands• Young forest and shrub habitats• Edge habitats• Generalists• Specialists• Diversity
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Stream Protection Rule DEIS
• “Alternatives 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (in areas subject to the enhanced permitting requirements), and 8 (Preferred) require reforestation of previously forested areas and of lands that would revert to forest under conditions of natural succession (with an exception for prime farmland). Reforestation would be implemented in a manner that expeditiously enhances the recovery of the native forest ecosystem”. Page 4-99
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300,000 acres
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25,000 acres
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650,000 acres
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Wildlife Impact Hierarchy
• Avoid impacts• Minimize impacts• Mitigate for impacts
• How can we design this project/mine/gas well complex to benefit certain wildlife species?
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