Biology students at an area university have been doing more schoolwork than just taking classes. They’ve been conducting research on a variety of subjects. And some of what they’ve been learning is encouraging. They’re called “strip pits” and they can be found throughout Southeast Kansas. “Back in the day, huge steam shovels like “Big Brutus” would come and strip away the topsoil revealing layers of coal,” said Stuart Price, Reporting. The coal was then removed leaving pits, which over time, filled in with rain water. While the practice was less than ideal for the plants and animals that were living there at the time, what has been the long term affect?
Source: KSNF/KODE
