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Coal mining can have a number of impacts on the surrounding environment and is therefore one of the most extensively regulated industries in the United States. In 1977, the federal government enacted the Surface Mining Control Reclamation Act in response […]
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One of the most intact watersheds in Ohio is the Scioto Brush Creek Watershed, covering an area of 274 square miles in Adams and Scioto Counties. Within the watershed, Scioto Brush Creek flows 36 miles from its headwaters in northeast […]
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The Beaver Creek Wetlands are located on 700 acres containing rare fens, marshes, and forested areas. Over 470 species of plants are found within these wetlands, some of which are endangered or threatened. Beaver Creek's wetlands are also defined by […]
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Located within the quickly developing area of northern Columbus and southern Delaware County, the Olentangy River is a tributary of the Scioto River in Ohio. Despite rapid housing and business development around the Columbus area, the Olentangy River has seen […]
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Located within the Waynesville Watershed, the headwaters of Allens Creek flow through the Great Smoky Mountains near Waynesville, NC. The creek flows into the Waynesville Reservoir, a 50-acre impoundment created by a dam on the creek. Students and faculty at […]
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The Tom Ridge Environmental Center is located at the entrance to Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Penn. TREC is open year-round, offering visitors insight to what they can expect at Presque Isle State Park and the surrounding Great Lakes […]
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The Carleton College Department of Geology is enhancing classroom learning and student/faculty research with real-time water quality data. A National Science Foundation Grant funded the purchase and deployment of a water quality buoy on Upper Lyman Lake. The new buoy […]
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The US Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District) maintains and operates reservoirs in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York. The dams are constructed for selective withdrawal, with output gates at multiple levels in the water column. Monitoring the yearly evolution […]
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Spread across 671 acres of land in Hart County, Kentucky, the Upper Green River Biological Preserve is a diverse habitat consisting of bottomlands, uplands, barrens, caves, limestone glades, and the Green River itself. The preserve was acquired through the Kentucky […]
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For more than 50 years, the Powdermill Nature Reserve has been dedicated to a mission of research, education, and preservation. This is accomplished through a wide variety of educational programs offered at the Florence Lockhart Nimick Nature Center. Scientists monitor […]
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