Reclaiming Disturbed Lands

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Reclaiming Disturbed Lands, November 1984

Reclaiming Disturbed Lands by Darrell Brown, Resource Technician, and Richard G. Hallman, Project Leader for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Equipment Development Center, Missoula, MT, 2200-Range,8422-2805,1454.1-Technical Services, Range, November 1984.

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• Reclaiming Disturbed Lands (40.8 MB)

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• Abstract, Contents (15.4 MB)
• Section 1: Introduction (174 KB)
• Section 2: Mining and Overburden Handling (7.85 MB)
• Section 3: Seedbed Preparation (5.56 MB)
• Section 4: Seeding and Planting (1.09 MB)
• Section 5: Irrigation and Fertization (1.34 MB)
• Literature Cited (178 KB)