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• Atkinson, R.B., Zipper, C.E., Daniels, W.L., and Cairns, J., Jr., 1997, Constructing wetlands during reclamation to improve wildlife habitat: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-129, 12 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-129/460-129.html
• Bromley, P.T., and Cushwa, 1990, Wildlife and fish habitat on reclaimed surface-mined lands: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-125, 4 p.
• Brown, D., and Hallman, R.G., 1984, Reclaiming disturbed lands: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation, 95 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/rdl.htm
• Burger, J. A., and Torbert, J.L., 1992, Restoring forests on surface-mined lands: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-123, 16 p.
• Burger, J. A., and Torbert, J.L., 1998, Maximizing the value of forests on reclaimed mine land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project Series, Publication 460-138, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-138/460-138.html
• Burger, J.A., and Zipper, C.E., 2002, How to restore forests on surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-123, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-123/460-123.html
• Burger, J.A., Zipper, C.E., and Rodrigue, 2002, Powell River Project Information for the Virginia Coal fields: Mine permitting to establish productive forests as post-mining land uses: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-141, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-141/460-141.html#L1
• Conrad, P.W., Sweigard, R.J., Graves, D.H., Ringe, J.M., and Pelkii, M.H., 2002, Impacts of spoil conditions on reforestation of surface mined land: Mining Engineering, Technical Papers, p. 39-46.
• Ferris, F.K., and 22 coauthors, 1996, Handbook of Western reclamation techniques: Denver, Office of Technology Transfer, Western Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, varied pagination. http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/westrecl.htm
• Gerken, J., and Baker, C., 1990, Beef production from forages grown on reclaimed surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-128, 7 p. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-128/460-128.html
• Hall, J.R.,  III, 1997, Establishment and Maintenance of Quality Turfgrass on Surfaced-Mined Land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project Series, Publication 460-127. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-127/460-127.html
• Holl, K.D., Zipper, C.E., and Burger, J.A., 2001, Recovery of native plant communities after mining: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Project, Publication 460-140, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-140/460-140.html
• Office of Surface Mine Reclamation and Enforcement, no date, accessed in 2006, (Abandoned mine land) Photo library-Revegetation website, http://www.osmre.gov/scripts/album.pl?album=Revegetation;photo_height=150
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1987, Surface coal mining reclamation: 10 years of progress, 1977-1987: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 49 p.
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1992, Surface coal mining reclamation: 15 years of progress, 1977-1992: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 53 p.
• Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1992, 25th anniversary of surface mining law, http://www.osm.gov/25thanniversaryreport.htm
• Parrish, T.L., and Anderson, S.H., 1994, Handbook of methods to reclaim wildlife habitat on surface mines in Wyoming: Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/handbook.htm
• Skousen, J., and Zipper, C.E., 1996, Revegetation species and practices: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-122, 19 p., http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-122/460-122.html
• Strock, N., 1998, Reclamation and revegetation, in Brady, B.C., Kania, T., Smith, W.M., and Hornberger, R.J., eds., Coal Mine Drainage Prediction and Pollution Prevention in Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, p.12.1-12.5. http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/Districts/CMDP/main.htm
• Torbert, J.L., Burger, J.A., and Johnson, J., 1996, Commercial forestry as a post-mining land use: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Reclamation Guidelines for Surface Mined Land in Southwest Virginia, Powell River Project, Publication 460-136, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-136/460-136.html
• Torbert, J.L., Burger, J.A., Nichols, T.J., and Johnson, J., 1997, Growing Christmas trees on reclaimed surface-mined land: Virginia Cooperative Extension, Powell River Series, Publication 460-116, http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/mines/460-116/460-116.html
• Vogel, W.G., 1981, A guide for revegetating coal minesoils in the eastern United States: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, General Technical Report NE-68, 200 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/ne68.htm
• Vogel, W.G., 1987, A Manual for training reclamation inspectors in the fundamentals of soils and revegetation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service for Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement, 194 p., http://www.ott.wrcc.osmre.gov/library/hbmanual/mtri.htm

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