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The Socioeconomic and Environmental Restoration of Shamokin

Garden boxes sit in the city square, nestled below the mountain of coal mine tailings.

Course: ENST 210, Environmental Ethnography
Faculty: Professor Johnathan Favini
DP&S Liaison: Janine Glathar
Date: Spring 2022

During the spring 2022 semester, Professor Johnathan Favini and students in ENST 210: Environmental Ethnography worked with the Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance (SCRA) to conduct a research project about the Shamokin Creek.

Janine Glathar assisted the class in creating their final product, an ArcGIS StoryMap that covers the history of the area, revitalization efforts, community impact, and details the Go Shamokin Revitalization Report.

View the StoryMap: The Socioeconomic and Environmental Restoration of Shamokin


Read the full Bucknell News article about this project: Bucknell Students Examine Environmental Impacts of Coal Mining in Shamokin, Pa. by Katie Williard; June 23, 2022
Featured photo by William Harrington ’24

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