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New paper! Effects of reclamation and deep ripping on soil bulk density and hydraulic conductivity at legacy surface mines

New paper alert! Cuyahoga Valley National Park is pock-marked by reclaimed surface mines, but the park can’t get trees to grow on these sites to achieve true restoration. In this paper, we investigate what’s up with the soil physical and hydrologic properties and how a deep-ripping process might help the …