Mine reclamation in the Mary Ellen Gulch watershed near Snowbird, Utah

Restoring the West 2019
Mine reclamation in the Mary Ellen Gulch watershed near Snowbird, Utah using in-situ phytostabilization techniques
Jason Willis
Colorado Abandoned Mine Land Program Manager, Trout Unlimited, Colorado
Jason B. Willis, P.E. is the Colorado Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Program Manager for Trout Unlimited based in Salida, Colorado. He has received a B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology from Penn State Behrend and an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to coming to TU, Jason worked for 4 years at various engineering firms in the disciplines of structural, geotechnical, environmental, and civil engineering. He began working as a contractor for TU in 2011 for nine months on the Kerber Creek Restoration project in Colorado. Jason was brought on full-time to Trout Unlimited in October 2012, and focuses on restoration of mining impacted areas, in-stream enhancement, soil and water chemistry, project management and oversight, as well as stream channel morphology and river dynamics. He is currently a registered Professional Engineer with the State of Colorado and can be reached at [e-mail].