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OSM Bond Release Interactive Forum Initiative

1999 Bond Release Interactive Forum
Approaching Bond Release: Revegetation, Reclamation Issues, and Surface-Mining Applications in the Arid and Semi-Arid West

2000 Bond Release Interactive Forum
Surface-Mining Reclamation Approaches to Bond Release: Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment Surface-Mining Applications and Hydrology Topics for the Arid and Semi-Arid West

2001 Bond Release Interactive Forum - Preliminary Release
Surface-Mining Reclamation Approaches to Bond Release: Wildlife Habitat Construction and Wildlife Use of Reclaimed Lands in the Arid and Semi-Arid West

2002 Bond Release Interactive Forum - Preliminary Release
Approaching Bond Release: Post Mining Land Use in the Arid and Semi-Arid West

Billings Reclamation Symposium

Sagebrush Establishment on Mined Lands: Ecology and Research, 2000 Billings Land Reclamation

Striving for Restoration, Fostering Technology and Policy for Reestablishing Ecological Function, 2000 Billings Land Reclamation

OSM-sponsored Proceedings

1992 Prime Farmland Reclamation - Proceedings of the 1992 National Symposium on Prime Farmland Reclamation,The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: 15 Years of Progress, August 10-14, 1992, St. Louis, Missouri

1996 CCB Forum

1998 Prime Farmland Forum

1999 Reforestation Forum

2000 Bat Forum

2000 CCB Forum

American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR)

1989 ASSMR Proceedings - Reclamation, A Global Perspective, 6th National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation Proceedings, Reclamation, A Global Perspective, August 27-31, 1989, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

1990 ASSMR - Proceedings of the 1990 Mining and Reclamation Conference and Exhibition, 7th National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), Proceedings of the 1990 Mining and Reclamation Conference and Exhibition, April 23-26, 1990, Charleston, West Virginia. Editors: Jeff Skousen, John Sencindiver, and Dave Samuel.

1991 ASSMR - Proceedings Reclamation 2000: Technologies for Success, 8th National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), Proceedings Reclamation 2000: Technologies for Success, May 14-17, 1991, Durango, Colorado. Conference Chairs were Wendall Oaks and Joe Bowden.

1992 ASSMR Proceedings - Achieving Land Use Potential Through Reclamation, 9th National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation Proceedings (ASSMR), Achieving Land Use Potential Through Reclamation, June 14-18, 1992, Duluth, Minnesota.

1993 ASSMR Proceedings - The Challenge of Integrating Diverse Perspectives in Reclamation, 10th Annual National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), May 16-19, 1993, Spokane, Washington.

1994 ASSMR Proceedings - International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference and Third International Conference on the Abatement of Acidic Drainage, 11th National Meeting of the American Society Surface Mining and Reclamation Proceedings (ASSMR), Pittsburgh, PA April 24-29, 1994.

1995 ASSMR Proceedings - Decades Later: A Time for Reassessment, 12th Annual Meeting Proceedings of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), Gillette, Wyoming, June 3-8, 1995.

1996 ASSMR - Successes and Failures: Applying Research Results to Insure Reclamation Success, 13th Annual Meeting Proceedings of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), Successes and Failures: Applying Research Results to Insure Reclamation Success, May 18-23, 1996 at Knoxville, TN.

Evaluating Reclamation Success: The Ecological Consideration - Proceedings of a Symposium Editors Jeanne C. Chambers and Gary L. Wade. Based on a session of invited papers presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation (ASSMR), April 23 - 26, 1990, Charleston, West Virginia.

Proceedings provided to OSM for distribution

Mining &the Environment III Conference: Sudbury 2003 - Mining and the Environment , Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, May 26-28, 2003. (Permission granted by Peter Beckett on 6-4-03) Note: Cannot guarantee this site is Section 508 Compliant.

Riparian Restoration in the Southwest Workshop - "The New Mexico Experience", February 28-March 2, 2006. Hosted by the New Mexico chapters of the Soil and Water Conservation Society , Society for Range Management, and New Mexico Riparian Council.