Increase Your Property Value and Restore Your Forest
Now Enrolling Landowners via Bosland Growth!
Through the Reforesting Legacy Mine Lands Program managed by Bosland Growth, landowners can restore their legacy mine land into a healthy, young forest while creating wildlife habitat for a multitude of game and non-game species. The Reforesting Legacy Mine Lands Program pays 100% of the cost of reforesting previously mined areas and will pay a fee to the landowner for each acre of land enrolled.
Reforestation offers a unique opportunity to restore a great ecosystem, bring new opportunities to Appalachia, and can provide a generational benefit to the land and to your family. Reforested lands provide ecological benefits by increasing carbon storage, restoring soils, rebuilding critical habitats, increasing water infiltration, and increasing water quality.
Benefits of Reforesting your Land
Restored aesthetics on property
Increased property value by restoring degraded lands
Creation of critical habitat for game and non-game species
Decreased water runoff and erosion
Opportunity to increase recreational access
Tell Me More About Reforestation Opportunities in Appalachia!
Complete the Landowner Interest Form on our partner company Bosland Growth’s website.
While reforesting has many benefits, it can be challenging to take on alone. To learn more about this program, carbon offsets, and how you can be part of restoring critical habitat, complete the form by clicking the button above or call us at (800) 490-6413.
Our Process
We are enrolling 2,000 acres in our pilot for 2023-2024. By bringing together experts from multiple industries, this program streamlines the process for landowners by providing technical assistance and navigating complicated programs and paperwork.
Our team uses the Forest Reclamation Approach, a proven method based in scientific research and experience, to ensure that trees succeed, and your land’s new forest meets your goals.
Landowners will receive payment for participating in the program, with Project Partners taking full responsibility for managing and paying the reforestation contractors.
Certified foresters and wildlife biologists will create a tree prescription for your site, based on the ecology and your land use goals with mix of native trees.
Contractors will remove invasive species and rip up the unhealthy and heavily compacted soils that result from the mine closure process. Professional and/or volunteer tree planters will come and replant your property.
Project partners will actively monitor your site for a minimum of two years. As necessary, site specific monitoring plans can be established for up to 10 years to ensure project success.
Carbon sequestered by newly planted trees will be sold to pay for the reforestation costs. The development of a carbon program is included as part of the reforestation work.
Watch Video: Learn more about reforestation through this video “From Seed to Site” from our partner the Pennsylvania Environmental Council
A Coalition of Respected Partners
The Reforesting Legacy Mine Lands Program is a forest conservation initiative managed by Bosland Growth, a Quantified Ventures company, in collaboration with experienced, dedicated conservation organizations.
Our team works closely together to ensure the reforestation process is straightforward and produces great results for landowners. We pride ourselves on successful reforestation projects which benefit landowners and improve forest health through a proven science-based approach.
The Appalachian Forest was once one of the great forests of the world. What we choose to do with formerly mined lands can begin to connect a fragmented ecosystem.