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title: Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)
description: "**Summary:** EPCAMR is the home organization of AML-Connect and one of the core technical leaders of Pennsylvania's AML/AMD restoration network. Based in Wilkes-Barre, EPCAMR provides technical assistance, GIS mapping, grant writing and management, education and outreach, and project coordination across…"
url: "https://aml-connect.org/aml-knowledge-base/epcamr/"
updated: "2026-03-17"
category: AML Network
---

# Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)

**Summary:** EPCAMR is the home organization of AML-Connect and one of the core technical leaders of Pennsylvania's AML/AMD restoration network. Based in Wilkes-Barre, EPCAMR provides technical assistance, GIS mapping, grant writing and management, education and outreach, and project coordination across the anthracite and bituminous coalfields of northeastern and northcentral Pennsylvania.

## Role in the PA AML Network

EPCAMR serves as a backbone organization for AML/AMD restoration work in eastern Pennsylvania -- providing the technical and organizational capacity that many smaller watershed groups lack. EPCAMR's Conservation District Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program (CDARP-East) directly supports mining-impacted watersheds across the region through technical assistance, underground mine mapping, water quality analysis, and project coordination. In 2025, EPCAMR received $260,000 in Section 319 funding through this program to continue that regional support work.

EPCAMR is also the administrator of AML-Connect. The platform was developed by EPCAMR to address a long-standing need in the network: a shared, accessible knowledge commons where the practical knowledge generated by watershed practitioners can be preserved, shared, and built upon across organizational boundaries.

## What EPCAMR Does

- Technical assistance for watershed organizations working on AML reclamation and AMD treatment
- GIS mapping and 3D underground mine mapping for anthracite and bituminous regions
- Analysis and interpretation of historical mine maps
- Grant writing and grant management support
- Education and outreach programs for communities, schools, and partner organizations
- Project coordination across multi-partner restoration initiatives
- Administration of AML-Connect

## How to Connect

Website: [https://www.epcamr.org/](https://www.epcamr.org/)
Contact: Use the contact form on the EPCAMR website or reach out through the AML-Connect Contact page.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA (Luzerne County)

## When to Contact EPCAMR

- Questions about AML-Connect -- platform issues, content submissions, or network collaboration
- Technical assistance for AMD projects in northeastern or northcentral PA
- GIS or mine mapping support
- Grant writing or project management assistance in EPCAMR's service area

## Related Pages

- [WPCAMR](https://aml-connect.org/aml-knowledge-base/wpcamr/) -- statewide peer technical network
- [About the AML Network](https://aml-connect.org/aml-knowledge-base/about-the-aml-network/)
- [PA DEP Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation](https://aml-connect.org/aml-knowledge-base/pa-dep-bamr/)
- [Where to Get Help](https://aml-connect.org/aml-knowledge-base/where-to-get-help/)

**Source and Last Reviewed:** epcamr.org; PA DEP Section 319 grant announcement (November 2025). Last reviewed: 2026-03.

**Tags:** practitioner, program-manager, pa, aml, amd