U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Mid-Continent Region
Bat Conservation and Mining

On April 14, 1999, the OSM initiated a multi-interest group steering committee to conduct a technical interactive forum on Bat Conservation and Mining. The steering committee included representatives of:

Bat Conservation International, Inc.

Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Kansas Surface Mining Section

the law firm of McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie, and Kirkland, PPLC

New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division

Pennsylvania Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Pennsylvania State Game Commission

Tennessee Technological University

U.S. DOI Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. DOI Geological Survey

U.S. DOI Office of Surface Mining

Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining