Environmental Reclamation Artist Angelo Ciotti
Reclamation
Planting 8,000 Trees

Chicora, PA 1974

In a one-day event, 8,000 white pines and locust trees were planted on an abandoned surface coal mine to create food and cover for wildlife habitats. The pines were planted by conservation groups and the Boy Scouts. The project was directed by the Byron Bruish soil conservation services in September 1974