Powell River Project
Reclamation Guidelines
for Surface-Mined Land in Southwest Virginia

Constructing Wetlands During Reclamation to Improve Wildlife Habitat

Authors: Robert B. Atkinson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology; Carl E. Zipper, Extension Specialist, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, and Associate Director, Powell River Project; W. Lee Daniels, Associate Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences; John Cairns, Jr., University Distinguished Professor, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech

Publication Number 460-123, Posted June 1997

Figure 5. A representation of a reclaimed mine site where a series of wetlands has been constructed within a drainage channel above a sediment pond. Due to its landscape position, the lowest of the three wetlands would be expected to have the greatest chance of retaining moisture throughout the year.

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