An Indiana DNR Division of Reclamation project in Sullivan County has received the highest regional award the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issues annually.
The award is for the Narrow Lake project which addressed public safety concerns posed by a large highwall left by the Sullivan #27 mine, which operated between 1944 and 1947 in what is now a frequently visited section of the Greene-Sullivan State Forest.
Ranging between 10- and 50-feet high and over 3,800 feet long, the steep and unstable highwall was a danger to visitors and State Forest employees.
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Awards will be presented during the annual conference of the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs in Pittsburgh on September 9th.
