_This sandbox wiki page will be updated frequently!_

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## Community stories and projects

Public Lab community projects related to mine reclamation will appear here

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### More stories related to mine reclamation

+ “[Citizen scientists uncover water quality violations in Kentucky national forest](https://appvoices.org/2019/08/28/water-quality-violations-revelation-bankruptcy/)” 

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## Questions about mine reclamation

Questions tagged with `question:mine-reclamation` will appear here

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## Methods and activities on monitoring reclamation

### Photo documentation

**_Kinds of data produced:_** 
Visual records of observable reclamation permit violations / compliance, or reclamation progress. 

Examples of permit violations are explained in these posts: 

+ [Water: Common permit violations](https://publiclab.org/notes/ekpeterman/01-20-2022/common-permit-violations-water) by @ekpeterman, @jfreemanfilm, @junior_walk1337

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**_METHODS:_**

**Aerial photography and videography**

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**Photography combined with Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)** to monitor plant growth over time

+ [NDVI and NRG wiki page](https://publiclab.org/wiki/ndvi): contains information on what the NDVI is, questions other community members have asked about NDVI, and activities on using this indicator of plant health.  
+ This paper is an example of using NDVI analysis to assess plant growth following reclamation: Abaidoo C.A., Osei Jr. E.M., Arko-Adjei A., and Prah B.E.K. 2019. [Monitoring the Extent of Reclamation of Small Scale Mining Areas Using Artificial Neural Networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01445). Heliyon, 5(4): E01445. 

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### Reviewing public records to detect violations 

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### Activities

Activities tagged with `activity:mine-reclamation` will appear here

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## Regulations on mine reclamation

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## Advocacy

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+ [Coal River Mountain Watch resources](https://www.crmw.net/resources.php): specific to the state of West Virginia, this is an extensive list of resources for community members including a guide to citizen enforcement options, how to file complaints with relevant WV and federal agencies, and much more.
+ [Citizens Guide To Coal Mining and Reclamation in Indiana](https://www.in.gov/dnr/reclamation/files/re-Guide_Coal__Mining_Reclamation.pdf): specific to the state of Indiana in the US but provides useful information on opportunities for public participation.

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## Further reading and resources

+ [Coal mine reclamation](https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_mine_reclamation) from the Global Energy Monitor wiki
+ Beckett C. and Keeling A. 2018. [Rethinking remediation: Mine reclamation, environmental justice, and relations of care](https://research.library.mun.ca/13771/1/Rethinking%20remediation_LocalEnvironment_Accepted.pdf). Local Environment, 24:3, 216-230. PDF here. 
+ Kuter, N., 2013, 'Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to Opencast Mining', in M. Özyavuz (ed.), Advances in Landscape Architecture, IntechOpen, London. 10.5772/55796. [https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/45415](https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/45415)

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### Wikis related to mine reclamation

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## Next step challenges