226 Symposium--Soils of Reclaimed Landscapes: Recycling, Renewing, and Reusing Depleted Environments

Soil characteristics of lands formerly used as agricultural, urban, and mined lands are distinct from those of pristine soils. In an effort to improve environmental quality, much effort is being expended on renewed stewardship of what may have previously become abandoned lands. As some of these landscapes are reclaimed and revert to more natural conditions or new forms of production, new pedologic characteristics develop, together with a resurgence of ecosystem services. This symposium will address these recycled landscapes from the perspective of multiple soil disciplines and provide an opportunity to discuss how we can get a second chance at natural resource conservation.

S05 Pedology
Tuesday, November 2, 2010: 8:25 AM-11:25 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 201A, Second Floor
Presiding:
Tanja Williamson
8:30 AM
8:50 AM
Restoring Ecosystem Services On Surface Mines in Appalachia.
Christopher Barton, University of Kentucky
9:10 AM
Mine Soil Properties, Reconstruction Protocols and Row-Crop Productivity of Reclaimed Mineral Sands Mines In Virginia.
Walter Lee Daniels, Virginia Tech; Z.W. Orndorff, Virginia Tech; M.M. Alley, Virginia Tech; A.F. Wick, Virginia Tech; J. M. Galbraith, Virginia Tech
9:30 AM
Carbon Accumulation and Storage In Reclaimed Mine Land Soils.
Abbey Wick, Virginia Tech; Walter Lee Daniels, Virginia Tech; Peter Stahl, University of Wyoming
9:45 AM
Effects of Controlled Livestock Treatment On Reclaimed Natural Gas Well Pads.
Cally Driessen, University of Wyoming; Amber Mason, University of Wyoming; Jay Norton, University of Wyoming; Calvin Strom, University of Wyoming
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
Establishment of Native Vegetation for Dust Mitigation On Owens (Dry) Lake.
Randy Dahlgren, University of California; James H. Richards, University of California
10:35 AM
Differences in Nitrogen Cycling Characteristics in a Natural and Reclaimed Wetland: Implications for Nitrogen Load Mitigation.
William Richardson, US Geological Survey; Joseph Schubauer-Berigan, US Environmental Protection Agency; Lynn Bartsch, US Geological Survey; Peter Hughes, US Geological Survey
10:55 AM
11:15 AM
11:25 AM