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Check out the excellent feedback that Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) provided to the U.S. Forest Service regarding the Jellico Logging Project. View SELC Comments The mission of the Southern Environmental Law Center is to protect the basic right to clean air, clean water, and a livable climate; to preserve our region’s natural treasures and… Continue reading Southern Environmental Law Center’s Comments

The News Journal – Our founding fathers were some pretty smart folks. When they created this country, they did so with the idea of giving the people a way to peacefully address their grievances with the government. On Nov. 17, we got to see this in action locally as about 100 people gathered at the… Continue reading Glad to see open dialogue at town hall meeting on proposed logging

Thank you to everyone who submitted public comments to the U.S. Forest Service… for a total of 293 comments on the Jellico Project! The USFS values public participation and encourages comments on all forest projects to “help us make the right decisions for the good of the land and the public we serve.” We hope… Continue reading 293 Public Comments!

News Journal – With the exception of forest service officials, there was a clear consensus from pretty much everyone else who spoke out at the meeting that clear cutting is a terrible idea. “I find it disgusting. Clear cutting on steep slopes should be outlawed,” said one person, who identified himself as a former logger.… Continue reading This will destroy this whole region for years,’ resident tells U.S. Forest Service

Thanks to the U.S. Forest Service, Kentucky Heartwood, and the hundred members of our community who turned out on November 17 for our town meeting on the Jellico Logging Project. And special thanks to the Whitley County Extension Office for allowing the community to use its space. Here are some photos from the event:

Kentucky Heartwood made a Facebook Live broadcast of the Jellico Project Town Meeting on November 17 at the Whitley County Extension Office. Turnout was excellent, with about 100 members of the community in attendance and many sharing their views. Special thanks to the U.S. Forest Service, Tim Reed, John Hull, and the others for their… Continue reading Video of the Town Meeting

WBIR 10 News NBC – “We are concerned about the amount of logging and the number of years the proposal is going to take. Forty years, that’s a long time,” said Lauren Kallmeyer, the executive director of Kentucky Heartwood. “We’re hoping for a lot less trees to be cut overall. Then, the amount of trees… Continue reading People who live near Daniel Boone National Forest are concerned about losing 10,000 acres of trees