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Good Forestry Management is Good Wildlife Management.
Because it is necessary to remove vegetation during the mining process, BMC feels it necessary to replenish the resource. So as a result, we go beyond the basic regulatory requirement and plants thousands of trees every year on reclaimed mine land with that designated post-mining land form. In addition, to re-forestation of mined lands, we also maintain the non-mining portions of our land holdings. Maintenance cuttings for timber stand improvements are a common practice which results in improved wildlife habitat. The resulting landform is a mosaic of diverse age classes and habitat types.
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Tree planting efforts are carried out each spring.
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One of thousands of trees planted annually
to sustain post-mining land quality.
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