The Office of Surface Mining is encouraging reforestation of reclaimed coal mine lands and examining methods that would enhance post mining land use that promote the planting of trees on active and abandoned surface coal mines. Benefits of reforestation include: improving wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities, restoration of clean water resources, erosion prevention, creation of new economies based on forest products, and an aid to offset carbon emissions. Click here to learn more about market-based mine land reclamation or to request an information packet and video.
We have placed 25 trees like the one above, throughout the Office of Surface Mining web site. If you are the first person to find all the trees we will send you a 25th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Law commemorative Key chain.
Here's how to it works:
When you find a tree, click on it and you will go to a page where you can register your tree.
You will have to provide a name (your "handle" used for the tree hunt), and your e-mail address1 so we can contact you if your the first person to find all the trees.
Once you have registered your "handle" for the tree hunt you can check the status of the hunt and see how many trees you and every one else has found.
We will be repeating the tree hunt, so if you don't win this time stop back and try again. And remember, the number of trees has been increased and now there are 25 trees to find in this round...hint, don't forget to look at the bottom of the pages.
Good luck!!!
1. The E-mail address is only being collected for the purpose of notifying the first person that finds all the trees. The file containing the addresses will be destroyed at the end of each round of the tree hunt.
A new round has begun