Reclamation of Surface Coal Mined Lands in Northwest Colorado

摘要: One of the greatest challenges, and most rewarding professions, must certainly be restoring damaged lands to some productive status. Physical geographers are ideally positioned contribute formation reclamation plans because training, experience, expertise they have developed in understanding integration between biophysical phenomena on a variety spatial scales. Moreover, physical appreciate synthesis human systems natural systems, necessary fully comprehend demand for resource use as well legal socioeconomic forces that affect goals procedures disturbed lands. This chapter evaluates geomorphic adjustment stream channels hillslopes at Colowyo Coal Mine, located just west Colorado State Highway 13, Craig Meeker northwest Colorado. The mine is operated by Company, formerly subsidiary W.R. Grace Co. now under ownership Kennecott. provides unique opportunity evaluate success measures were adopted shortly after state federal legislation had been enacted, time when science was relatively new (Grim Hill 1974).