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(D3) Accomplishments <br /> Revegetation Results/Success <br /> Approximately 14,600 trees and shrubs will be planted in areas affected by coal mining activities <br /> to improve the watershed characteristics of Coal Basin, as measured by an average survival rate <br /> of 75%. <br /> Community Fulfillment <br /> Community help in project planning, logistics and implementation will result in an increased <br /> appreciation of the Coal Basin environment and of natural and reclamation processes. <br /> Water quality and the impacts of mining upon the Coal Basin water shed have long been <br /> controversial issues within the Crystal River valley. Accomplishing the project with community <br /> support and participation will greatly add to public knowledge of the Basin, and to help heal past <br /> differences by participating as a group to improve the quality of the Basin and of the watershed. <br /> Completion of the project will help bring some degree of closure to the community, which has <br /> alternately vilified and praised the mining operations historically conducted there. <br /> Corps Member Development <br /> Corps Members will receive training and education regarding reforestation and watershed <br /> improvement issues and techniques, erosional processes and remedial measures, and of mined <br /> land reclamation methods. These transferable skills may be applied to many environmental job <br /> opportunities in the future. <br /> Corps Members will receive educational benefits during completion of the project. DMG staff <br /> will be available to provide short seminars in erosion control, water quality, mined land <br /> reclamation processes, and geomorphology. Residents knowledgeable in the local history will <br /> provide a seminar regarding the historical significance of Coal Basin and of coal mining in the <br /> Rocky Mountain region. <br /> (D4) Project Support <br /> Community fulfillment will be enhanced by involving local governments, citizens and community <br /> groups in the project. There has been long standing support within the community of Redstone <br /> to provide for watershed restoration within Coal Basin. A partnership to accomplish this goal <br /> between the DMG, A*NCCC and the community will provide for an improved perception of the <br /> role of government in environmental regulation and remediation. Further, the community seems <br /> to have a sense of ownership regarding Coal Basin and the lands recently acquired by the Forest <br /> Service. The project will undoubtedly be broadly supported within the community. It is likely <br /> 8 <br />