You are invited to participate on a tour of acid-mine drainage treatment sites in Preston County on Saturday August 19. Keith Pitzer will be the guide for the trip.
Friends of the Cheat will take you on a small bus to our interpretive trail to learn about what acid mine drainage is, how it is affecting the streams of Preston County, and what can be done with treatment to restore the streams. We will then travel to the T&T mine site, an underground mine, to learn about active treatment with highly reactive chemicals. We will travel to three more treatment sites, all within a few miles, to learn about another active treatment method and two passive treatment systems. We plan to leave the Foodland shopping plaza in Kingwood by 9:30 am, so try to arrive sooner. Look for a Buckwheat Express bus between Pizza Hut and Tractor Supply. We should be finished by 12:30 pm, and you are welcome to bring a carry-on lunch. We’ll supply water. Most sites are fairly level, but wear shoes suitable for walking on gravel. Please reserve a space as soon as possible by calling our office at 304-329-3621.