Month: May 2024

Dr. Michael Curran owns and operates Abnova Ecological Solutions, a small ecological consulting and research firm which specializes in ecological restoration, land reclamation, environmental monitoring, environmental data management, and a variety of other ecology related matters. Mike is originally from Manasquan, NJ and has bachelor’s degrees in Biological Sciences, Geography, and Ancient Greek & Roman…

To drill for natural gas, you need well pads. And to build those, you have to disturb the land. Typically, the soil is left nearby in something called a soil stockpile, waiting to be used when the land is ready to be restored. “But there’s not really been anything to see how long soil stockpiles…