Research Proven 20 year-old research plots show how the Forestry Reclamation Approach allows native forests to be re-established after reclamation.	1995 Pre-mining	2004 Red=Unripped; Green=Ripped & Reforested	2007 Red=Unripped; Green=Ripped & Reforested
2008 Red=Unripped; Green=Ripped & Reforested	2009 Red=Unripped; Green=Ripped & Reforested	2013 Red=Unripped; Green=Ripped & Reforested	2016 The unripped area remains as a grassland while the ripped and planted areas become a forest.
2017 In just 14 years following reforestation, this site is already starting to look like a forest again.	2017 The canopy has closed.	2017 The closed canopy shades the understory, allowing native vegetation to replace the non-natives.	2017 More evidence of the shaded understory.
2017 Evidence of the ripping is hardly noticeable except for the line of trees within the rips. The forest will take on a less structured look over time.