Demonstration of a Mechanical System for Reconstructing Soil without Vehicle Compaction

• Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER)
• Dates of demonstration: November 02, 2007
• Location: Coldstream Research Farm - Lexington, KY
• PDF Flyer

A mechanical system for reconstructing severely disturbed soil without vehicle compaction will be explained and demonstrated. A 1.5 ac site was reconstructed during 2007 at an approximate rate of 430 cu.yd. per hr. Soil was transported to the mechanism by a 12 cu.yd. scraper and placed in a strip or ‘windrow’ approximately 24 in. deep and 8 ft wide. The mechanism then created an uncompacted berm 3 ft deep and 6 ft wide in 2 passes. The system could process soil deposited by such scrapers dumping at 1.7 min. intervals.

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MASRC (Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Conference)

• Mid-Atlantic Stream Restoration Conference 2007: Science, Engineering & Policy
• Dates of conference: November 7-8, 2007
• Location: Rocky Gap Resort near Cumberland, Maryland
• http://www.canaanvi.org/ca naanvi_web/events_ed.aspx?collection=calendar_of_events&id=645
• "Forests for Kentucky's Future" - Land, Air & Water: Summer 2007.

The 2007 conference will focus on the science, engineering, and policy aspects of stream restoration in several topical areas of interests. This conference is a combined technical and educational event for presenting, discussing, and exchanging information related to stream restoration in high interest areas such as:

• Regional Scale Initiatives and Headwater Stream Restoration
• Mountain Top Removal, Valley Fill
• Dam Removal
• Natural Stream Design’s Lessons: Insights from On-the-Ground Practitioners
• Sediment Transport: Application to Natural Channel Design
• Engineering Standards

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SAF (Society of American Foresters)

• Society of American Foresters 2007 National Convention
• Dates of conference: October 23-27, 2007
• Location: Portland, Oregon
• http://www.safconvention.org/natcon-07/

The 2007 conference offers a wide variety of topics such as:

• Forest Recreation
• Forest Certification and Auditing
• Urban and Community Forestry
• Changing Private Forest Management
• Tree Improvement and Forest Genetics
• Healthy Forests and Watersheds
• Bio-Energy Development
• Education and Communication
• Measurement Technologies for Management and Planning
• Forest Ecology and Conservation Biology
• The Business of Consulting Forestry
• Silviculture for Multiple Years
• Reforestation, Reclamation, and Watershed Improvement on Mine Lands
• Sustainable Forestry
• Students and Young Professionals

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SME (Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc.)

• 2008 SME Annual Meeting and Exhibit
• Dates of conference: February 24-27, 2008
• Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
• http://www.smenet.org/meetings/annualMeeting2008/index.cfm

The 2008 conference offers a wide variety of topics such as:

• Coal and Energy
• Construction Materials and Aggregates
• Environmental
• Industrial Minerals
• Mining and Exploration
• Mineral and Metallurgical Processing