Nick Schaer is a seasoned Physical Scientist with extensive experience in geology and hydrogeology, currently serving at the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement since October 2003. Responsibilities include work as a geologist for the Charleston Field Office and development and teaching of mobile GIS courses as part of the TIPS program. Nick has also been a farmer at The Potager, an organic vegetable farm in Putnam County, WV, since 2005. Prior to these roles, Nick held positions as a Program Development Geologist and Senior Karst Geologist at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection from May 2000 to July 2022, as well as a GeoMicrobiologist at Lamda Group, Inc. from 1986 to 1988. Nick holds a BS in Geology from The Ohio State University, obtained between 1981 and 1986, and further education was completed at West Virginia University from 1993 to 1996.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is a bureau within the United States Department of the Interior. OSMRE is responsible for establishing a nationwide program to protect society and the environment from the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations, under which OSMRE is charged with balancing the nation’s need for continued domestic coal production with protection of the environment. Our mission is to carry out the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) in cooperation with States and Tribes. Our primary objectives are to ensure that coal mines are operated in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining and assures that the land is restored to beneficial use following mining, and to mitigate the effects of past mining by aggressively pursuing reclamation of abandoned coal mines. All job opportunities are posted on https://usajobs.gov Learn more about working for us: https://www.osmre.gov/contacts/jobs.shtm