• Slag Soil Remediation
  Text by John Buck, Civil and Environmental Consultant.
• Slag Plateaus
  Areas of slag with little humus (decomposing plant material or topsoil) and only scattered grasses and pioneer species.
• Vegetated Slag Slopes
  Areas of slag and soil debris with varying slopes and attendant development of short woody plants (succession species).
• Bare Slag Slopes
  There are many bare slag slopes at Nine Mile Run. Slag soil remediation and regeneration is a challenging but not impossible endeavor.
• Grassland
  Areas of herbs and grasses without significant woody vegetation.
• Forest
  Areas covered by trees with a distinctive understory and forest floor component, including both disturbed and relatively undisturbed forests.
• Spotlight on Slag, The Slag Wall
  Elements: SLAG Radio, Slag Gardens