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Initial Site Visit winter 2006. The project location is not even recognizable compared to the present day.
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Area just outside of the open mine shaft, Fishing Run can be seen in the lower right portion of the photo
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Maude Mine open mine portal winter of 2006
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Fishing Run flowing into the Maude Mine winter of 2006
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Fishing Run stream channel March 2007
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Fishing Run/Maude Mine site visit March 2007
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Dangerous highwalls were eliminated by a combination of fill and grading.
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Excavation work April 2007
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Delapidated rusted minig structures were dismantled and slavaged for scrap.
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Project meeting for Fishing Run restoration and Maude Mine reclamation
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Partial Fishing Run stream channel restoration April 2007
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Sealing of the Maude Mine portal on May 2nd 2007
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Concrete was used to seal the mine entrance
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Getting concrete to the site wasn't easy
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Concrete was taken to the entrance of the mine one scoop at a time
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Worker's complete the seal by hand
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Completed seal of the mine entrance
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The sealed entrance to the mine is no longer visible in July 2007
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A new mine seep was discovered during construction at a previously sealed portal
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After water quality testing was performed, it was determined that the seepage could be directed into the stream channel with minimal impact
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The water turns orange as iron precipitates out when the water from inside the mine comes into contact with the air outside of the mine
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Fishing Run meanders through the woods below the project location.
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There is no iron in the water by the time Fishing Run crosses under Millers Run Road and into Millers Run Creek
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Lower stream channel restoration July 2007
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Erosion and sediment controls are in place
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Future location of the upper stream channel of Fishing Run
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Upper Stream channel construction as of October 14, 2007
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View of the completed upper stream channel
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The completed relocation of the stream November 2007.
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The project partners, a.k.a. the people who made the project possible
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Flow in the upper stream channel March 22, 2008
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Fishing Run flows out of the woods and into the restored stream channel
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Erosion that ocurred over the winter of 2007/2008 is being repaired
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Gabion baskets will be used to prevent erosion in the future.
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In order to ensure the long term success of the project, all of the project partners worked together to fund and repair the erosion damage.
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May 2nd, the repairs continue
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May 24, 2008 the repairs are complete. The baskets will prevent erosion and slow the flow of the water from the upper to the lower stream channel
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Planting of 4000 trees for stream bank stabilization and riparian buffer establishment took place on April 26, 2008
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Pussy Willows in the upper channel thrive despite the fact that a segment of the upper stream channel is fed only by stormwater runoff
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Close up of a Pussy Willow
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Tadpoles have hatched in the far reaches of the upper stream channel where the stream flow is low but constant
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The Black Willows in the coir logs are also leafing out.
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A constant flow of water from the underground mine shaft benefits the plants along the lower stream channel.
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The Black Willows along the lower stream channel are doing very well.
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Dut to the recent heavy rains, the upper stream channel has a steady flow of water on May 11, 2008.
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The Pussy Willows two weeks post planting day.
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A Red Maple one month post planting
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