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The Jellico Mountains Logging Task Force would like to officially thank and recognize Whitney Hamblin of Kentucky Heartwood for all the amazing artwork and documents she made for our cause. Thank you, Whitney and Kentucky Heartwood! The task force, citizens of Whitley and McCreary counties, and the wildlife and trees in the Jellico Mountains really… Continue reading Thanks to Whitney Hamblin for her Artwork

McCreary Voice – With the rugged beauty and history of the area, perhaps it is no real surprise that a local citizens’ group is opposed to the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed Jellico (& Little Rock Creek) Vegetation Management Project, which incorporates the use of clearcutting and variations of clearcutting to harvest approximately 5,000 acres of… Continue reading Citizens are eager to “stop the chop”

WTVQ — A group of Whitley and McCreary County citizens have banded together to protect thousands of acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest. This is in response to the U.S. Forest Services’ plans to clear-cut approximately 5,000 acres of the forest and log a total of 10,000 acres over the next 40 years, the… Continue reading Jellico Mountain task force formed to oppose Daniel Boone National Forest logging

March 15, 2023 Tim Reed, District ManagerDaniel Boone National ForestStearns Ranger District3320 Highway 27 NWhitley City, KY 42653 Subject: Citizens Alternative to the Jellico Vegetative Management Project #63037 Dear Mr. Reed, This letter is in response to U.S. Forest Service plans to log the Jellico Mountains of the Daniel Boone National Forest over the next… Continue reading Citizens Alternative to the Jellico Vegetative Management Project

Please sign and share our petition: No Clearcutting the Jellico Mountains in our Daniel Boone National Forest https://www.change.org/JellicoMountains

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky—Brandon Bowlin learned of the U.S. government’s plan for clear-cutting in the southernmost mountains of Daniel Boone National Forest only a few weeks after the hard summer rains of 2022, when the earth slid off a mountain beneath a slope he had once logged. Since age 14—when Bowlin first held a chainsaw—he has harvested… Continue reading Kentucky Residents Angered by U.S. Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees

The following letter was sent to the editor of The McCreary Voice and is shared below with the express permission of the author. Dear Editor, I am writing to you and the community in reference to two articles: Locals Express Views During Town Hall Meeting and Vigorous Response to Jellico Vegetation Management Proposal. The U.S.… Continue reading Letter to the Editor

The Revelator – The community at the base of the Jellico Mountains initiated an incredible public campaign to “stop the chop” in response to the Forest Service’s scoping analysis. Every decision we make today will leave generations of people growing into adulthood with questions about why we chose profit and extraction over protection.  While we… Continue reading Protect This Place: Jellico Mountains, Home of Magical Waterways and Unique Species

These are the top stories of 2022 as voted upon by the news staff of the News Journal. 6) Daniel Boone National Forest proposal Nearly 100 people turned out on Nov. 17 for a town hall style meeting over the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to clear cut logging of about 1,000 acres in the Daniel… Continue reading Our Story is #6 for 2022

Proposed alternative to clearcutting the Jellico Mountains:JELLICO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA JMNRA