[Woodcarver] Re: Joe's Christmas present - Please replace yourdivot!

[Merrilee Johnson]

Thanks for the explaination, Victor and Joe.  It makes sense that they would 
fill it back  in.  That could be dangerous with those big holes.  And the 
coal problem...  enough said I guess!
Merrilee


>

>In strip mining, the company is required to recontour the area that they 

>may have stripped a 20-30' deep seam of coal off of.  The company uses the 

>topsoil originally removed and lays it back, creating a smooth area with 

>some gentle slopes and hills to it.   In a case like these trees, I assume 

>the company does the same thing, they refill the hole left, and replace the 

>topsoil or peat or whatever, so that the remaining land is again smooth and 

>unblemished after a year's growth of vegetation.

>

>Yes, removing and then replacing the top surface material does affect the 

>environment, but once replaced, it is not a long term problem.  I don't 

>know what the problems are in a place like these logs come from, but in 

>coal mining, you want to cover the acidic material associated with the coal 

>that will foul the water table and kill surrounding vegetation.

>

>I am only assuming my understanding/comparison of coal mining is similar to 

>what the log salvaging operation goes through.  Someone from that area of 

>the world may know better how it is done.

>

>	Vic H

>

>

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