mine land stewardship initiative by the appalachian wildlife foundation

1005 South Main Street, Suite 104Corbin, KY 40701www.appalachianwildlife.com

Appalachian Wildlife Foundation

• Established 2009• Ecological restoration and wildlife

conservation with energy industries – primarily the coal industry

• Mine Land Stewardship Initiative• Endangered Species management

Appalachian Wildlife Foundation

Appalachian Wildlife Foundation

20th Century Wildlife RestorationMost of these are after 1977

• White-tailed Deer• Black Bear• Elk• Wild Turkey• Osprey• Beavers• Otters• Wood ducks• Canada Geese• Bald Eagle

Mine Land Stewardship Initiative

• Natural Resource Partners• Alpha Natural Resources• International Coal Group > Arch Coal• TECO Coal• Patriot Coal• American Electric Power• Duke Energy• 22 Wildlife Conservation Organizations

Mine Land Stewardship Initiative

• Improve performance of the coal industry through market incentives.

• Ecological performance• Community support, public access for

recreation, tourism, etc.

What is the Objective?

What is “Wildlife”?

If you are managing for everything, you are managing for nothing.

Determining the Wildlife Restoration Objective

• Landowner preference• Local priorities• State priorities• Regional priorities

Guilds of Species Have Different Habitat Needs

• Mature forest interior• Grasslands• Young forest and shrub habitats• Edge habitats• Generalists• Specialists• Diversity

Stream Protection Rule DEIS

• “Alternatives 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (in areas subject to the enhanced permitting requirements), and 8 (Preferred) require reforestation of previously forested areas and of lands that would revert to forest under conditions of natural succession (with an exception for prime farmland). Reforestation would be implemented in a manner that expeditiously enhances the recovery of the native forest ecosystem”. Page 4-99

300,000 acres

25,000 acres

650,000 acres

Wildlife Impact Hierarchy

• Avoid impacts• Minimize impacts• Mitigate for impacts

• How can we design this project/mine/gas well complex to benefit certain wildlife species?