Aerial application for revegetation of the Blue Mountain superfund area

PHILADELPHIA (March 17, 2023) – As part of the restoration work at the Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund site, which includes revegetation at Blue Mountain, aircraft will apply local seed and soil fertilizer to Blue Mountain areas south of Palmerton, Pennsylvania between March 20 to April. 7.

The materials used will include 12 local grasses, 25 native wildflowers, pine and sumac seeds, as well as limestone and fertilizers. Previous air seeding was done in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2012 during the early stages of Blue Mountain revegetation. The 2023 aerial application will target areas of Blue Mountain where vegetation has not been well established over the years.

The aerial application will be on more than 365 acres located west of Lehigh Gap on the Lehigh Gap Nature Center and east of Lehigh Gap on lands administered by the National Park Service and the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

Notification signs and guards will be placed along the trails to notify amateur users during application. Application will take place on sections of the Appalachian Trail between Little Gap and Lehigh Gap, along sections of the Lehigh Gap Nature Center Trail, and the D&L Trail west of Lehigh Gap.

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