Rows and rows of lush green trees look like a farmer’s carefully planted field when you see it from the air. Those trees grow atop what once was a multi-acre sand and gravel pit in western Wisconsin, where the underground product helped build roadways all across the area for decades. Now, that land serves as the perfect place for Ron Zillmer to grow his business selling trees to communities across Wisconsin and beyond. It’s not the only nearby example of such a success, either…
In the first of a series of videos, WTBA and its members are highlighting the vast potential of reclaimed non-metallic mine sites and the crucial and complicated process required to carefully protect the environment and the future.