Reclamation & Rehabilitation
GCC Rio Grande Portland Cement Corporation, Tijeras Limestone Quarry, Tijeras, NM: Test plot plan development, test plot construction and evaluation of various seed mixture and organic amendment rates.
Phelps Dodge Climax Mine, Climax, CO: Steep slope stabilization with geotextiles, grass seedling transplants, drainage modifications and seeding.
Lafarge West Specification Aggregates Quarry, Golden, CO: Implementation of innovative steep slope stabilization methods with seed mixes, geotextiles and grass, shrub and tree transplants.
Union Pacific Railroad, Tennessee Pass Train Derailment and Acid Spill Site, Leadville, CO: Design and construction of surface runoff control, soil remediation and revegetation. Revegetation evaluations for release of rehabilitation liability.
Union Pacific Railroad, Green River, WY: Trona waste disposal area soil remediation, surface water control and revegetation. Bond release evaluation and justification.
San Ildefonso Pueblo, Espanola, NM: Reintroduction of native range, forest and ceremonial plants to sacred areas affected by the Cerro Grande wildfire.
The Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company, Farco Mine, Laredo, TX: Vegetation community mapping on reclaimed lands to evaluate wildlife habitat suitability.