High Altitude Revegetation (HAR) promotes understanding of revegetation procedures when fragile high elevation and high plains ecosystems are disturbed by human activities. The committee is a grassroots group interested in the revegetation and restoration of plant communities and ecosystems.
We provide information to people interested in the vegetation aspects of mined land, ski slopes, road building, revegetation, native plants, forests & rangelands, ecological restoration, or wetlands.
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News and Upcoming Events
Share Your HAR Photos!
Do you have great photos from past HAR field tours, conferences, or revegetation projects? We’d love to feature them on our website! Students, faculty, and practitioners are invited to submit photos highlighting landscapes, recovery from fires and floods, or your experience in the field.
Simply fill out the Photo Submission Form and drop your photo into the upload box.
HAR SER-RM 2027
We are currently preparing information for the next High Altitude Revegetation / Society for Ecological Restoration – Rocky Mountains Chapter Conference, anticipated for 2027.
Turning Hazards to Habitat: Reclamation of Surface Coal Mines on the Western Slope of Colorado
Thank you for joining us for the 2025 Field Tour! Attendees viewed 5 decades of reclamation success at several of the most awarded coal mining operations in the country. Attendees left Denver and traveled on vans to Colorado mines located near Steamboat Springs, Craig and Meeker. Attendees viewed Peabody mining operation on day one and Trapper and Colowyo Coal operation on day two.