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The Center for Rural Pennsylvania.      March/April 2001.     Rural Perspectives.      Newsletter.     8 p.     [WBI-63].

This issue contains the following: Aero-tourism in rural Pennsylvania; Ag in the Classroom; A Look at the Americorps Program; Reports Offer Important Insights into Rural Populations and Tax time information.

 

WBI-166.  The Center for Rural Pennsylvania.  Acid Mine Drainage:  Studies in Remediation.  Report.  18pp.

This actually includes two reports:  Watershed Scale Assessment of an Acid-Mine Drainage Abatement Project in Clarion County, and Developing a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Methodology for Acid Mine Drainage Remediation Planning.  The first report describes how acid mine drainage develops, how passive AMD treatment plans such as anoxic limestone drains and successive alkalinity producing systems work and how to construct them.  Then the efficiency, stream water chemistry, cost-effectiveness, and recovery of biological values were assessed for selected passive treatment systems in the Mill Creek Watershed.  Finally recommendations are made on how to improve upon current passive AMD treatment systems.  The second report includes the type and methods of data collection needed to construct a GIS, why a GIS is a way to prioritize effectively the areas to treat for AMD, and recommendations for future GIS-AMD projects. 

 

WBI-164.  The Center for Rural Pennsylvania.  2003.  Building a Geographic Information System for Acid Mine Drainage Remediation Planning.  Booklet.  28 pp.

This booklet explains what GIS is and why small conservation groups should utilize it.  It covers how to get money and information, as well as GIS construction basics.  I informs of what data is needed and what to look for when the project is all together.  It also explains how to assess and use the information that you get from your GIS project.