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Title: Natural Resource Damages Settlement Projects at the Fernald Preserve - 12316

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OSTI ID:22293588
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Fernald Preserve Site Manager, DOE Office of Legacy Management, Harrison, Ohio (United States)
  2. Fernald Project Manager, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Dayton, Ohio (United States)
  3. Project Manager, S.M. Stoller Corporation, Harrison, Ohio (United States)
  4. Environmental Scientist, S.M. Stoller Corporation, Harrison, Ohio (United States)

This paper describes the development and implementation of two ecological restoration projects at the Fernald Preserve that are funded through a CERCLA natural resource damage settlement. The Paddys Run Tributary Project involves creation of vernal pool wetland habitat with adjacent forest restoration. The Triangle Area Project is a mesic tall-grass prairie establishment, similar to other efforts at the Fernald Preserve. The goal of the Fernald Natural Resource Trustees is to establish habitat for Ambystomatid salamander species, as well as grassland birds. Planning and implementation of on-property ecological restoration projects is one component of compensation for natural resource injury. As with the rest of the Fernald Preserve, ecological restoration has helped turn a DOE liability into a community asset. (authors)

Research Organization:
WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9-332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
OSTI ID:
22293588
Report Number(s):
INIS-US-14-WM-12316; TRN: US14V1244115112
Resource Relation:
Conference: WM2012: Waste Management 2012 conference on improving the future in waste management, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 26 Feb - 1 Mar 2012; Other Information: Country of input: France; 10 refs.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English