Mixed woodchips and paper as a mulch for strip-mined land revegetation

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6645070

Brown, J E; Maddox, J B

The primary objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of combined hammermilled woodchips and paper mulch on establishment of vegetation. A secondary objective was to determine the application cost differences, if any, between the woodchips-paper mulch mix (WPM) and a standard mulch (Turfiber). The test was conducted on a Campbell County strip mine site in east Tennessee. WPM, applied at rates of (1) 1120 kg/ha, (2) 1680 kg/ha, and (3) 2241 kg/ha were compared with the standard recommended rate of Turfiber (1680 kg/ha). Vegetative cover produced during the first growing season with the lowest rate of WPM was as good as that produced on plots using the currently recommended rate of Turfiber. The recommended rate of Turfiber cost $1582 per hectare to apply, while comparible vegetative cover was obtained by using 1120 kg/ha of WPM at a cost of $1095 -- a savings of $487 per hectare.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Norris (USA). Div. of Land and Forest Resources
• OSTI ID: 6645070
• Report Number(s): NP-25238
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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