January 29, 2018
Charleston Civic Center
Sponsored by:
West Virginia Coal Association
West Virginia University
Program Booklet [pdf]
1:00 pm “Opening Remarks and Introduction”
Bill Raney, President, WV Coal Association, Charleston, WV
1:15 pm “Building Southern West Virginia’s Economic Opportunities”
Representative Evan Jenkins, WV 3rd District, Beckley, WV
1:40 pm “Patriot Guardens, Development of an Apple Industry in WV”
Sargent Major Darrell Sears, WV National Guard, Charleston, WV
2:00 pm “WV National Guard Armories for Agriculture Production”
Melissa Stewart, WV National Guard, Charleston, WV
2:40 pm “The Mine 22 Agricultural Project”
Nathan Hall, Reclaim Appalachia, Huntington, WV
Stone Crusher for Mine Soils
https://vimeo.com/245456581
3:00 pm Break
3:20 pm “The Bechtel Summit National Boy Scout Camp”
Matt Monroe, Boy Scouts of America, Beckley, WV
3:45 pm “The Green Mining Model Business Program”
James Ross, GMMBP, Charleston, WV
4:00 pm “Bioenergy Crops on Reclaimed Lands”
Jeff Skousen, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
4:15 pm “Growth and Uses of Hemp in WV”
Louis McDonald, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
4:30 pm “Rare Earth Elements from Reclaimed Lands”
Paul Ziemkiewicz, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
4:45 pm “High Tunnels for Horticulture Crops on Reclaimed Lands”
Greg Stone, NRCS, Morgantown, WV
5:00 pm Wrap-up
Bill Raney, WV Coal Association, Charleston, WV