Part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, OSMRE is responsible for protecting society and the env The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is a bureau within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for protecting society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations.
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Join OSMRE and other Interior Department bureaus on May 24 at 2 pm for a fireside chat to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AANHPI). This year's theme is “Advancing Leaders through Collaboration,” highlighting the need of collaboration to improve team dynamics, enhance problem solving, increase innovation and efficiency, improve communication and increase workplace success.
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OSMRE, States, and Tribes work every day to reclaim #AML Sites. Below is a before and after, one of many from @DEPWV West Virginia. See more here https://dep.wv.gov/dlr/aml/Pages/RecognizedProjects.aspx
💸💵 @OSMRE is announcing $122.5 Million in AML Economic Revitalization #AMLER grants! See the whole announcement here
The .gov means it’s official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.
Since 1985, the National Technical Training Program (NTTP) has provided ongoing education to increase the technical competence and professionalism of Federal, State, and Tribal personnel. Learn more about classes you can take here. https://www.osmre.gov/programs/national-technical-training-program
#DYK The #AML Awards have a category for small projects or projects receiving less than $1 million in a State or Tribe that receives less than $6 million annually in AML funding. Check out this recent AML Small Project Award recipient.
Virginia is awarded the 2017 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Small Project Award for the Hurrica...
🕊🦢🦆It’s Migratory Bird Day!!! 🦆🦢🕊
Don’t forget to dim your lights at night 💡🔦🕯 for migrating birds. Learn more here:
Through the activities being undertaken on these three flyways and the resulting exchange of information, WMBD wishes to increase the level of awareness about the threats – both general and specific – that birds are facing. By comparing their experiences and concerns, sharing their stories and a...
OSMRE is soliciting nominees for the 2022 National Reclamation Awards. 🏆🏆🏆 Be sure to get your packages to your OSM POC before June 17!
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The Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program is how OSMRE partners with non-profits to reclaim watersheds affected by #AcidMineDrainage. Learn more here
https://www.osmre.gov/programs/watersheds
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 📜
Revegetation report, critical mining recycling research, and much more at https://www.osmre.gov/bil
#TerminologyTuesday AMLER-Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program -- The intent of the program is to explore and implement strategies that return legacy coal mining sites to productive uses through economic and community development. Learn more here http://ow.ly/hcUJ50J0geJ
#InTheNews 📰
"The electrothermal treatment increased the recovery yield of rare earths in coal fly ash to about 200 percent of what is extracted by acid leaching without the treatment, the study found."
The technique makes it possible to extract a higher percentage of elements from waste than from ore, but first it must be scaled up for commercial use.
To all the Mom's out there Happy Mothers Day!!!
It’s photography month! And our team at the National Mine Map Repository takes photos every day when they digitize Mine Maps. You can see more of their work at https://www.osmre.gov/programs/national-mine-map-repository
Innovative use of tech 🔬, difficulty of achieving reclamation 🌄, on-site effectiveness, are just a few of the standards evaluated for the AML Awards. 🥇🥈🥉
Submit your nominations before June 17. Until then check out these recipients from 2014.
2014 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards Presentation Video
Innovation or reviving history? Trompe Tech in #AMD Treatment.
In June 2013, OSM unveiled a project it funded under its Applied Sciences division in which a local hydrogeologist reintroduced an ancient technology to trea...
📢⚠ Soliciting comments for Proposed Oversight Performance Agreements. Submit yours by email or in writing to your State or Tribal OSMRE POC before May 15, 2022. Learn more about our evaluation process here https://www.osmre.gov/programs/regulating-active-coal-mines/oversight
#InTheNews 📰
#AMLER Grant for the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine. Over 375K for renovations and additions.
POCAHONTAS, Va. — A $379,178 grant award will allow for a continuation of ongoing renovations and additions to the historic Pocahontas Exhibition Mine, state and federal officials announced Friday.
#TerminologyTuesday
Title IV and Title V
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🌳🌲🌳 Forests = 👍
🌳🌲🌳 Forests + 🔥🔥🔥 = 👎
Learn more on how to prevent forest fires @ https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation#:~:text=In%20many%20areas%2C%20May%20is,property%20damage%20and%20protecting%20firefighters.
Join us all month long as we celebrate Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
🌲🌳🌲Happy Arbor Day! 🌲🌳🌲
#DYK Plant a Tree at Flight 93 @NPS over 10 years has planted 152,252 total seedlings of 41 species of native trees on 214 acres. Learn more about the culminating event here.
https://www.osmre.gov/news/stories/10-years-plant-tree-flight-93
🌲🌳Happy ARBOR DAY!!!!🌳🌲
Here at OSMRE we love trees and you can see plenty at the Pittsburg Botanic Garden that was once an active coal mine!
#TBT to 2020 and this 💧🌊 WCAP Project the Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project.
http://ow.ly/OJkL50IMTJk
To learn more about OSMRE Watershed Reclamation check out http://ow.ly/3Ii350IMTJj
Congratulations Lori! OSMRE’s 2021 EEO Torchbearer
OSMRE is pleased to announce that Lori Windle, an Audiovisual Production Specialist in the Program Services Branch in Lakewood, Colorado, is the EEO Torchbearer Award recipient for 2021.
Torchbearers are employees who significantly contribute to creating a model EEO Program that promotes a positive working environment by valuing the differences that individuals bring to the workplace.
Lori leads Interior regions 5, 7-11 American Indian and Alaska Native Special Emphasis Program. Under her leadership, Lori has spearheaded, planned, and coordinated special emphasis events to increase cultural awareness among her peers and the OSMRE workforce. Lori has the longest term of SEP service and has mentored many colleagues professionally and in the EEO arena.
Please join us in congratulating Lori on being named the 2021 EEO Torchbearer!
Summer and Graduation is right around the corner, for those looking for an internship to begin their career check out OSMRE Internship Programs here. https://www.osmre.gov/about/youth-volunteers
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Audubon Day!
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What Comes After Coal? Sometimes, the answer has feathers.
Bobwhites and other struggling grassland birds have found refuge on a replanted mining tract in Kentucky, even as the habitat itself is in limbo.
Currently taking nominations, the Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards recognize outstanding reclamation and community outreach from active coal mines across the country. Here's an award Recipient from 2016 Northamptom Fuel Supply Company
Volunteers plant trees at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Reclaiming Mine Lands with the Forestry Reclamation Approach. #EARTHDay @NatlParkService
• 10 years.
• 214 acres ripped and planted.
• 152,252 total seedlings.
• 41 species of native trees and shrubs.
#InTheNews 📰
"Talk about going from absolute desolate land to creating something here”- Adam Shaffer, Flight 93 NP Memorial's Chief of Interpretation and Education,
🌲🌳🌲The Forestry Reclamation Approach in Action!🌲🌳🌲
A decade of planting trees to restore the grounds at Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania is expected to conclude this weekend with the planting of more than 14,000 seedlings across 20 acres of the site.
🌻🌳🌄🌍Happy Earth Day!!🌏🌲🌼
#ICYMI The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law reduced the AML Fee Rate and Extended AML Fee Collection to FY 2034 learn more about BIL https://www.osmre.gov/bil
#DYK OSMRE TIPS has Freeware!
Autodesk Design Review - The all-digital way to measure, mark up, and annotate 2D and 3D designs, all without the original design creation software.
DWG TrueView - Accurately view, plot and publish DWG and DWF files.
https://www.osmre.gov/programs/technical-innovation-and-professional-services/services/cad
#TerminologyTuesday #DYK Beneficial Land Use covers quite a few different uses, Cropland, Forestry, Recreational, and many more. Learn more about Land Use within SMCRA here https://www.osmre.gov/resources/glossary#l
#DYK you can plant a tree in Jefferson County Ohio!
It’s National #VolunteerWeek, Friendship Park and @ohiodnr are looking for volunteers to plant trees! All the details are here https://friendship.jeffersoncountyoh.com/ #EarthDay #VolunteerMonth #KeepAmericaBeautiful #ArborDay
🦇🦇🦇 It’s Bat Appreciation Day!!! 🦇🦇🦇
Here’s 5 things you didn’t know about bats. https://www.osmre.gov/news/story/bat-facts
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