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Re-Green Growing
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Re-Green Growing

by Gary Reed

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted October 3, 201063 views1 comments
Here is the backside of that slag pile aS promised. This was hydro seeded 2.5 years ago. As you can see grass is growing on the hillside now. They have planted some small poplar (aspen for my American friends) and birch on the ridge line of these once horrific piles. Its not the end all 100% fix to the problem. But it is a good start. Sudbury has one of the best records in the reclamation field and this is just one more step in the process. :wink:

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Comment posted by Hank Pennington on October 6, 2010 at 12:28 AM
This is really telling Gary. Photographically I'd love to see more contrast in the sky, but the comp nicely sets off the reclamation work. Being unfamiliar with the site, the exhaust stacks help emphasize the point that this is industrial land.
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