Erosion and Sedimentation Plan for Red Ash and Coal Silt Area

Name:	Erosion and Sedimentation Plan for Red Ash and Coal Silt Area
Category:	Mining
Archive ID#:	PA3184
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Description:	In 1985 Harriet Feigenbaum planted three circles of willow trees around a pond formed from coal dust runoff in this strip mining site.  Currently maintained as a wetland wildlife preserve, this project symbolizes Feigenbaum's commitment to creating a harmonium between industry and nature.  Current reports indicate the site is unkept.
Location:	Scranton (show on map)
Address:	PA Lackawanna County
Visitor Info:	Formerly the Greenwood Colliery in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the site is now part of an office park developed by Montage Mountain Industrial Development Corporation. Take Exit 51 off Route 81, east to Montage Mountain Rd., turn right, travel one quarter mile. The site is in a depression on the left side of the road.
LCS:	Land Art, Mining, Open Pit
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