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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

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!