From Mines to Miles: Revitalizing Communities from a Post-Industrial Landscape to a Recreation Area
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Date
2024-06-08
Authors
Phillips, Sarah
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Publisher
University of Oregon
Abstract
This project looks at the possibility of mined landscapes remediated into adaptive reuse spaces to
provide equitable recreation opportunities for growing communities. These sites are a relic of time,
and we can deploy placemaking and placekeeping practices
to ensure the history of the site is not
forgotten, and the character of these spaces are transformed for future generations. As a case
study for one of those communities, Central Oregon should take into consideration its recreation
economy and revitalize
a previously strip
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mined site as a new recreation park for its diametrically
growing communities. This method of remediation of the Lower Bridge Mine will be broken into
three phases: first, remediation through traditional ecological knowledge practices i
ncluding
crescent berms, branching on
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contour swales, and trinchera dry stone masonry check dams.
Second, creating a phyto
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stabilization high desert planting plan and activation of a seedbank on the
site will reduce the harmful effects of the mining indust
ry. Finally, a monitoring program to ensure
placemaking and placekeeping techniques are deployed for a successful project. By transforming a
wasteland into an enjoyable and habitable site there could be a perceived illusion that the past has
been erased, b
ut through signage and other remnant relics the history of the site and the lessons
learned in remediation will not be forgotten. In conclusion, the site can become a case study for
placemaking and placekeeping practices for future mine remediation to crea
te adaptable
landscapes.
Description
126 pages
Keywords
strip mine, central oregon, placemaking, placekeeping, recreation, traditional ecological knowledge