pic 5 beaver dam

All the pics on this page right now where shot by "Olymp"=picture numbers.

beaver dam about to become a sediment basin under current proposed strip mine.

Basin 10 location

We walked to the opposite side of the pond/pit to the bench where mining is proposed to occur.

Location 1:

Observation: We found several waters of the State that were not marked by the state. The area of the GPS coordinates was characterized by numerous pools and small seeps.

General GPS location: N 36 32.109, W 083 57.326

Seep 1 – Photos: Olymp 4, Nikon 5

Wetland 1 – Photos: Olymp 5, Nikon 6

Seep 2 (flowing off the high wall) – Nikon 7 and 8

Ephemeral stream – approx beside seep 1

Nikon Picture 9?

Wetland/seep/ ephemeral stream

• in area of downed trees, close to ephemeral stream
• Nikon Picture 10

Rock Formation on proposed highwall – Nikon pic 11

Pond/ Wetland – feeds into Wetland 1, Nikon Pic 12