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Successful environmental reclamation examples from the sand and gravel industries. Former quarries and mined pits have been
reclaimed and are now offering a wide variety of diverse land uses. The
following pictures depict some of the many wetlands that have been developed on
former sand and gravel operations.
Sediment pond from a sand and gravel operation provides the base
for this wetland developed as part of a residential community in Michigan.
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A sand and gravel pit in Illinois in the process of being transformed
into a county park featuring a swimming beach, fishing and picnic areas,
hiking trails and various types of aquatic habitats.
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Rank Island is a 270-acre mined-out sand and gravel pit near Fresno,
California. The gravel pit habitat is now part of an ecological reserve.
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The Rank Island facility features guided nature walks, wildlife
habitats, and fishing lakes, picnicking, canoeing, and outdoor education.
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The Marshall Pit Wetland is a 21.5-acre gravel pit located near Boulder,
Colorado. As part of the reclamation plan, the settling ponds were filled and
shaped.
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The Marshall Pit Wetland in the flood plain of South Boulder Creek
following reclamation.
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This was a 35-year mining and reclamation program in Colorado to create
the South Platte River Wildlife Park. Photo shows part of the site being
shaped as a wetland area.
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Wildlife habitats which once were gravel pits now exist in the South
Platte River Park. This large area is linked to a trail system which provides
nature walks, fishing, horseback riding, canoeing, and rafting.
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