Project Statistics: Area ~ 12,120 m², Volume of material moved ~ 5,560 m^3. Approximately 2/3 of the Snider Pit had naturalized with hardwood species, so the largest remaining pit faces required no work and blended in well with the surrounding landscape. What was left was a large open pit floor consisting of coarse material and a couple of small, shallow pits. Along the north extent of the floor was a large berm of overburden and topsoil. The floor was worked with dozers to conceal the larger stones into the shallow pits and set the sub-grade in preparation for spreading the berm material. With excavators and rock trucks, the berm material was evenly distributed across the site for the dozers to spread. An even 0.10m (4”) of organic soils top-dressed the site and a hardy Northern Ontario Seed Mix (170 kg/ha) was applied in a Hydraulic Mulch (2,000 kg/ha). A cleated surface and gentle 10:1 slope ensured erosion would be minimal. The seed quickly germinated and grew vigorously into the fall leaving the landowner a lush lawn to plan a future home around.