4-19-02 | Public Hearing on Permit to mine watershed of Dysart Woods
May 15: Please speak up now, everyone is welcome
The Ohio Division of Mineral Resources scheduled a meeting May 15 at 2 p.m. at the Belmont Technical College Red Room for Ohio Valley Coal Company’s Permit D-0360-13 (-13 for short) which would undermine the watershed just upstream of Dysart Woods. Call (740) 594-7287 or email for carpools from Athens or Columbus (call both if you have space or need a ride). Dysart Woods is among the most endangered ecosystem in the world according to a U.S. Department of Interior report. Click here for a map of the proposed mining permit, and the already approved and appealed -9 permit. |
4-10-02 | Hearing April 16 on Dysart Defenders appeal, new permit filed by OVCC |
12-19-02 | Dysart Defenders appeals -9 permit to undermine ancient forest |
12-14-01 | ODMR approves mining permit area under Dysart Woods! |
4-28-01 | Dysart Defenders appeals Ohio Reclamation Commission Exemption Decision |
3-27-01 | Ohio Reclamation Commission affirms ODMR decision to exempt OVCC from the Lands Unsuitable Petition: Dysart Defenders plans to appeal to the Franklin County Court of Appeals |
3-17-01 | Ohio Reclamation Commission denies OVCC request to dismiss LUP exemption appeal |
9-03-00 | Second ODMR report reveals further violations by OVCC |
8-23-00 | ODMR Report reveals OVCC violates buffer zone, yet is not fined |
7-07-00 | Dysart Defenders appeals OVCC Valley Fill Permit |
6-16-00 | OEPA press release about 3 OVCC punishment, valley fill permits |
2-24-00 | More than a dozen comments opposed OVCCs 3 valley fill permits |
2-13-00 | Harvey Wasserman's letter to the Ohio EPA |
2-12-00 | Comment deadline extended to Feb. 18 for OVCC valley fill |
2-12-00 | Email from DNR about endangered species, EPA impact report |
2-11-00 | Ohio EPA internal email shows "obvious problems" with OVCC study |
12-28-99 | Main LUP hearing delayed; Feb. 2 and Feb. 8 Dysart hearings |
Lands Unsuitable Petition | March for the Ancients 1998 and 1999 | March for the Ancients 2001 over Spring Break |
Ohio University and Dysart Woods | OVCC Permit 9 | OVCC Valley Fill |
The Struggle to Save Dysart Woods, part 1 |