What do we know?
What this network knows belongs to the people and organizations in it, and much of it is being lost. Here’s what we’ve gathered so far, and what we’re still looking for. If you know something, have something, or can point us to someone, the Share page is the way in.
What we’ve gathered
So far, 50 items from 20 organizations: 13 tools, 9 guides, 7 fact sheets, 6 reports, 5 websites, and 10 more items. You’ll find them in the Library and the Data Hub.
Still looking for
AML Reclamation and AMD Treatment
8 gaps
Aerobic wetlands: design and performance in practice
What would help
O&M logs, inspection routines, before and after water quality
Manganese removal beds
What would help
Design notes, performance data, lessons from systems that didn't work as expected
Limestone leach beds
What would help
Design notes, performance data, lessons from systems that didn't work as expected
Worked sizing examples for passive systems
What would help
Sizing examples, AMDTreat runs you're willing to share
Iron oxide recovery and reuse
What would help
Recovery procedures, costs, disposal and reuse experience
How a reclamation project moves, from hazard priority to completion
What would help
Project timelines, lessons from projects you've been part of
The Forestry Reclamation Approach in practice: local site records over time
What would help
Site photos over time, planting and survival records
Operation Scarlift reports, by watershed and county
What would help
Copies or scans, with the watershed and county noted
Watershed Tools and Methods
7 gaps
Net acidity and hot peroxide acidity, explained for practitioners
What would help
A plain explanation, lab practice notes
Identifying and inventorying discharges
What would help
Field methods, data sheets, photos of discharge types
Quality control, chain of custody, holding times, choosing a lab
What would help
Your sampling procedures and forms
Continuous monitoring, data loggers, rating curves
What would help
Setup notes, calibration routines, lessons learned
Permits for fish surveys
What would help
What the permit process involved for you
How-to guides for e-AMLIS and the SRBC Mine Drainage Portal
What would help
Your own notes on using them, screenshots of real workflows
Current supplier and reference lists for monitoring and treatment
What would help
The vendor and reference lists you rely on now
Capacity Building
5 gaps
Here we're after best practices: what has worked for your organization, and templates you're glad to share.
Board and bylaws basics
What would help
Sample bylaws, board orientation materials, best practices
Budgeting and grant management, including federal compliance
What would help
Budget templates, tracking sheets, compliance checklists
Procurement
What would help
Procurement policies and bid templates
Volunteer management beyond monitoring
What would help
Role descriptions, onboarding materials, recognition ideas
Succession
What would help
Best practices for planning a leadership change
Policy and Funding
4 gaps
What applying was really like, program by program
What would help
What the application was like, what reviewers asked, what you'd do differently
Guidance for Growing Greener, Section 319, and the Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program
What would help
The program guidance you rely on, and plain summaries of it
The Good Samaritan Act: a plain explanation of how it applies
What would help
How it has applied to your work, in plain terms
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's new AMD outcome
What would help
How it connects to local projects
AML and AMD Basics
1 gap
Mine subsidence and the subsidence insurance program
What would help
Plain explanations, homeowner questions you hear
When a gap is filled, it stays here with a note of who filled it.
How to share
Use the Share page to share something, add what you know, tell a story, or point out a mistake. You choose how you’re credited.
What happens next: we read everything that comes in. If it fits, we’ll add it and let you know where it landed. If we need something more, like a caption or a source, we’ll ask. If it isn’t a fit, we’ll tell you why. Before anything with your words or your story goes up, we’ll send you the draft to look over. And you can take something back any time, through the same form.
Photos are most useful with a caption, a location, a date, and a line on what they show.