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“Working Together for Innovation and Success” – August 4-6th @ Genetti Inn & Suites Hazleton, PA

Program

—— Conference Schedule ——

Thursday, August 4th

11:00 – 4:00 – Pre-Conference Tour of Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation and Mine Drainage Projects – Box Lunches Provided (Pre-Conference Registration for Tour Required)

5:00 – 9:00 –  EPCAMR’s 15th Anniversary Dinner / Fundraiser – Dave Hess, Master of Ceremonies (EPCAMR Dinner Registration is also separate from the Conference)

Friday, August 5th

7:00—8:30

Registration & Light Breakfast
8:30—8:45

W e l c o m e (Washington Room): Robert Hughes – EPCAMR
8:45—9:30

Opening Speaker: Secretary Michael Krancer – PA DEP
Room  

Washington

 

  

Adams & Monroe

 

  

Jefferson

 
9:30—10:15 S. McSurdy, Utilizing AMD for Marcellus Shale Activities in Pennsylvania

M. Korb, The Conowingo Tunnel and the Anthracite Mine Flood-Control Project

K. Totino, Grant Seeking, Grant Writing & Project Development Workshop Part1
10:15—10:45

Break (Healthy Break)
10:45—11:30

A. McAllister, Protecting The Good Samaritan

 C. Cravotta, Water Budgets and Volumes for Abandoned Underground Mines in the Western Middle Anthracite

K. Bauman, Grant Seeking, Grant Writing & Project Development Workshop Part 2
11:30—12:15

T. Clark, Anthracite Remediation Strategy

T. McDevitt, African American Experience in Coal Mining Communities

B. Diehl, Grant Seeking, Grant Writing & Project Development Workshop Part 3
12:15—1:30 Lunch & Speaker: Director Joseph Pizarchik – OSMRE
Room  

Washington

 

  

Adams & Monroe

 
1:30—2:15

T. Wood, Qualified Hydrologic Unit Process

R. Hedin, Using AMD solids for managing Phosphate in manure
2:15—3:00

M. Stuckart, Mitigation Banking used for Restoration of AMD in PA

E. Ricketts, Effort to Nationalize Mines in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century
3:00—3:30 Break (Delightful Break)
3:30—4:15

J. Wolff, EXTRACTIVE/ENERGETIC: The Adaptive Reuse of Minescapes as Landscapes of Renewable Energy in the Anthracite Coal Region

J. Mercer, Effective use of  Calcium Reagents In AMD & AML Reclamation

 
4:15—5:00

R. Dunlap, The West Branch Susquehanna Recovery Benchmark Project

J. McNelly, AML-AMD Partnership between Watershed Groups and ARIPPA
5:00—5:30 Free Time-Networking (Outside Tent*)
5:30—6:30 Buffet Dinner & Mayfly Award Presentation (Outside Tent*)
6:30—7:00 “Mother Jones” by the Eckley Players (Outside Tent*) 
* weather permitting

Saturday, August 6th


7:00—8:30

Registration & Light Breakfast

8:30—8:45

W e l c o m e (Washington Room): Andy McAllister – WPCAMR
8:45—9:30

Opening Speaker:  Andrew Heath – Renew Growing Greener Coalition

Room

 Washington Adams & Monroe

9:30—10:15

 A. Daymut, Making Good Decisions in AMD Treatment: A Video Presentation

C. Denholm & S. Busler, Datashed.org Workshop Part 1 (Bring your own Laptop)

10:15—10:45

 

 Break (Bakers Delight)

10:45—11:30

  

A. Wolfe, How Trout Unlimited’s Free AMD Technical Assistance Program Can Help You

 

  

C. Denholm & S. Busler, Datashed.org Workshop Part 2 (Bring your own Laptop)

 

11:30—12:15

  

J. Fehr, Effective Strategies for Engaging Rural Volunteers in AML Reclamation

 

 C. Denholm & S. Busler, Datashed.org Workshop Part 3 (Bring your own Laptop)

12:15—

End of Conference (Boxed Lunch To Go)