Comments on: Authors and Undertakings http://endmtr.com/2008/04/01/authors-and-undertakings/ Working to 'Write' a Wrong Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Burns http://endmtr.com/2008/04/01/authors-and-undertakings/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Matthew Burns Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:15:56 +0000 http://endmtr.com/?p=59#comment-76 Thanks Denny for posting this and letting us know about the Pennsylvania Backwoods blog. I used to work in Greene County, PA on the PA Game Lands up there (I'd still be there if funding for my position hadn't got cut). I helped manage 7,300 acres for wildlife management, I developed the wood duck program that is now implemented in the entire state of PA. We also worked with several coal mines up there (mostly Consol mines), and I help them develop wetlands on several sites. There was some real problems with mining, mostly due to the high sulfur coal they have there, but I seen nothing that could compare to the MTR in Coal River Valley. As a matter of fact, the coal companies up there used to comment to me how the West Virginia coal industry got around laws and used rape and pillage tactics. Sometimes when I'd ask about certain aspects of their mines, they'd look at me and say, "Well, this ain't West Virginia...we don't do it like they do there." Not to diminish the plight of Southwest PA. They do have real problems, acid mine drainage that could choke a horse, and subsidence from Hell! The biggest problem I faced with the wetlands up there was the acidic water. The companies up there seem to be more community positive, much like the coal companies were in WV 30 years ago. Anyway, thanks for linking up with Pennsylvania Backwoods, I look forward to reading the posts from there. In many ways, southwest PA is still very special to me. Thanks Denny for posting this and letting us know about the Pennsylvania Backwoods blog. I used to work in Greene County, PA on the PA Game Lands up there (I’d still be there if funding for my position hadn’t got cut). I helped manage 7,300 acres for wildlife management, I developed the wood duck program that is now implemented in the entire state of PA. We also worked with several coal mines up there (mostly Consol mines), and I help them develop wetlands on several sites. There was some real problems with mining, mostly due to the high sulfur coal they have there, but I seen nothing that could compare to the MTR in Coal River Valley. As a matter of fact, the coal companies up there used to comment to me how the West Virginia coal industry got around laws and used rape and pillage tactics. Sometimes when I’d ask about certain aspects of their mines, they’d look at me and say, “Well, this ain’t West Virginia…we don’t do it like they do there.”

Not to diminish the plight of Southwest PA. They do have real problems, acid mine drainage that could choke a horse, and subsidence from Hell! The biggest problem I faced with the wetlands up there was the acidic water. The companies up there seem to be more community positive, much like the coal companies were in WV 30 years ago.

Anyway, thanks for linking up with Pennsylvania Backwoods, I look forward to reading the posts from there. In many ways, southwest PA is still very special to me.

]]> By: Brian W http://endmtr.com/2008/04/01/authors-and-undertakings/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Brian W Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:35:11 +0000 http://endmtr.com/?p=59#comment-75 Well, 1st off, thank you for the kind words. However I doubt that I have even come close to putting in the work of promoting the blogs that you have. Moral support, yeah maybe ;) Giving local residents a blog of their own here is yeat another great idea. You've had quite a few of those the last week or two... what you on? I want some:) Is it the Ginseng? Well, 1st off, thank you for the kind words. However I doubt that I have even come close to putting in the work of promoting the blogs that you have. Moral support, yeah maybe ;)

Giving local residents a blog of their own here is yeat another great idea. You’ve had quite a few of those the last week or two… what you on? I want some:) Is it the Ginseng?

]]> By: bluemountainmama http://endmtr.com/2008/04/01/authors-and-undertakings/comment-page-1/#comment-74 bluemountainmama Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:38:34 +0000 http://endmtr.com/?p=59#comment-74 awesome!!! giving them a voice!!! awesome!!! giving them a voice!!!

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