Tennessee: New Law Allows Citizens to Comment on Water Permits On June 7, the Tennessee state legislature unanimously passed a bill that will allow citizens to comment on pollution and water quality permits for the first time in 30 years.…
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Assessing the Wealth of Nature: Using Economic Studies to Promote Land Conservation Instead of Spra
The report inventories economic benefits assessments, illustrates how they were used in local land use planning, and provides a starting place for conservationists interested in conducting their own assessments. News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org
Longleaf Restoration & Management Information Forum
The Longleaf Alliance hosts an informational forum with postings on longleaf restoration and management. Topics include longleaf pine establishment, exotic species control, prescribed fire, groundcover restoration, upcoming events, and news items. News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News…
Letters from Readers
Dear Appalachian Voice I am a woman who’s life yearning is to help, heal, and save the world and its living beings. I pray many hours a day and night for healing of us and the other living beings including…
Across Appalachia
Alabama: Snails Back from Supposed Extinction The Nature Conservancy of Alabama has reported that three species of snail thought to have been extinct for decades have been spotted in the Coosa and Cahaba rivers in Alabama. Jeff Garner, a biologist…
Income Opportunities with Botanical Herbs
March 30, 2007 in Oakwood, VA & March 31, 2007 in Galax, VA, sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia State University News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org
The Landscape Management System
LMS is an evolving application designed to assist in landscape level analysis and planning of forest ecosystems by automating the tasks of stand projection, graphical and tabular summarization, stand visualization, and landscape visualization. LMS is implemented as a Microsoft Windows…
Letters from Readers
Dear Appalachian Voices, I recently left the Appalachian region and felt the need to commend you all on your environmental endeavors that protect the vitality of the Appalachians. I am thoroughly impressed with your effort to take action opposing the…
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO ABOUT WIND POWER MYTHS FROM RESIDENTS WHO REALLY LIVE BESIDE THEM
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Across Appalachia
West VIrginia: Forest Management Plan Released for Monongahela National Forest The US Forest Service has released a draft of the forest management plan that will guide all activities on West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest for the next fifteen to twenty…
