The International Affiliation of Land Reclamationists is an umbrella organisation which encompasses restoration groups in the UK, USA, Canada, China and Australia and distributes a newsletter annually. This is available to members after login.
IALR Contact:
The IALR Secretariat is: Professor Lee Daniels, Dept of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, 244 Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Email:
IALR Affiliated Organisations
American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation
Dr. Gerald Schuman, High Plains Grasslands Research Station, 8408 Hildreth Road, Cheyenne, WY, 82009-9352, USA.
Tel: (307) 772-2433 Ext - 107 / Fax: (307) 637-6124 / Email:
Mineral Council of Austrailia
Professor Clive Bell
Tel 61-7-3212-4555 / Fax 61-7-3212-4574 / Email:
British Land Reclamation Society
Steve Smith, Welsh Assembly Government
Department for the Economy and Transport, South East Wales QED Centre, Pontypridd, CF37 5YR.
Email:
Canadian Land Reclamation Association (Association Canadienne de Rehabilitation des Sites Degrades)
Dr Peter Becket, Box 61047, Kensington Postal Outlet, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4S6.
Email:
China Land Reclamation Society
Professor Zhenqi Hu
Email: Professor Zhenqi Hu
Next Member Event:
2009 Annual General Meeting and Conference: Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)
August 23 -- 25, 2009
Hôtel Château Laurier
Québec City, Québec, Canada
More information here.
26th Annual American Society of Mining and Reclamation Meeting and 11th Billing Land Reclamation Symposium
Revitalizing the Environment: Proven Solutions and Innovative Approaches
May 30, 2009 to June 5, 2009
Billings, MT, USA
More information here.