What is ASMR - The American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR) was founded in 1973 as a small West Virginia advisory council concerned with the reclamation of lands disturbed by coal extraction. William T. Plass served as ASMR’s first Executive Secretary until 1999 when Dr. Richard I. Barnhisel assumed leadership.
Mission Statement - ASMR’s mission is to represent and serve a diverse national and international community of scientists, practitioners, private industry, educators, planners, and government regulators involved in mineral extraction and the reclamation of disturbed lands.
ASMR promotes the advancement of basic and applied reclamation science through research and technology transfer in the Society’s annual meetings, workshops, published proceedings, newsletters, Reclamation Matters magazine.
Membership - Society is open for membership to any person, agency, department, institution corporation, or organization. Membership is classified into Corporate, Regular, Student (full- and part-time), and Sustaining. Membership fees are paid on an annual basis with rates of $100, $50, $10, and $100, respectively. Fee anniversary is December 1 through the end of February. Life membership is available for corporate, regular, and sustaining members.
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