This Saturday, December 14, 2024, Kentucky Heartwood will be leading a hike and field trip to see some outstanding forests in the Jellico Mountains threatened with logging under the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed Jellico Vegetation Management Project. On this hike we’ll see and discuss examples of mature and old-growth forests, different forest communities, and examples of previous forest management, with incredibly scenic views of the Jellico Mountains. We’ll also visit a newly discovered northern red oak (Quercus rubra) that may be the largest ever measured in Kentucky. This excellent tree is located in an area proposed for clearcutting by the Forest Service.