Raccoon Creek

The Big Sandy Run Low-head Dam Project in Vinton County is complete!  This project, funded by an EPA 319 grant, will help to restore natural habitat features and fish passage in Big Sandy Run, upstream of Lake Hope.  A huge thanks to ODNR Division of Forestry who completed the project. A poster about the project …

The Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project is completed!  This project (funding by ODNR DMRM, OEPA, and OSM) minimizes the formation of acid mine drainage from this pre-law ridgetop surface mine site; reducing the acidity and metal load entering the West Branch of Raccoon Creek. Stay tuned for a spring 2020 post-construction tour!

Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project is still under construction. The site has been recontoured and the limestone channel has been completed. It is currently being resoiled and prepared for seeding. Check out our aerial photos that were taken by Matt Staten using a drone!

Currently, the Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project is still being recontoured to ensure positive drainage.  A bulldozer and scraper are being used to level out the high places and fill in the lower points with dirt.  While some areas of the site are currently ready for resoil, it is expected that resoil, vegetation, and installation of …

The Contract completion date for the Daniels Reclamation Project is being extended to August 1, 2018 to allow for the remaining project work to be completed in more favorable weather and ground conditions.  While most of the contracted work is complete, covering the spoil with resoil and revegetation activities have been slowed due to heavy …

  The Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project site was cleared and the pits were drained, with water undergoing treatment as it drained.  Currently, the contractors are working on recontouring the site.  Check out these pictures below to see our progress!  Click on the pictures to enlarge them.

Ohio Erie Excavating, LLC, started working on the Ilesboro Road Reclamation Project at the beginning of February 2018. They are currently clearing and chipping trees from the area to be reclaimed. The chips will be incorporated into the resoil. Once the site is cleared, the ponds, which are acidic strip pits, will be drained and …