Ferris Wheel Revegetation
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The unvegetated Ferris Wheel strip mine.
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The Ferris Wheel Mine near Buckhorn was strip mined about 40 years ago
but much of it still lacks any vegetation, and acid water seeps from its toe.
The Clearfield Creek Watershed Association plans to revegetate this site to
decrease infiltration of water and improve habitat.
In 2007 CCWA received a Growing Greener grant of $70,000 from the State
for this site. We will use alkaline ash from "cogen" plants near Ebensburg and
Johnstown to neutralize the very acid "soil," and apply a variety of other
treatments including sawdust, fertilizer and several types of seed to test
method of revegetation. The alkaline ash is being furnished by Robindale Energy
of Seward, PA.
The revegetation will decrease seepage of acid, which will decrease requirements
for treatment at the West Ferris Wheel project.
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