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So much is going on down on the farm! We still have a few openings for our tipi workshop on September 23, 2006. Its a full day of studying this incredible living structure from our native plains indians all while we’re right here in comfortable Appalchia. Join Eustace Conway as he demonstrates and guides participants…

This is a great interview with Ed. He talks about his granddaughter, the heart of community, the governor, West Virginia, and big big oaks. 🙂 They’re within 30 miles of DC. Help Pennies of Promise carry all this momentum into Washington DC . Here’s another one from the team, soundtrack courtesy of the Governor’s Council

The USDA Forest Service has denied the administrative appeals of the forest plans for five Southern Appalachian national forests, more than two years after they were filed by environmentalists challenging increased timber harvests. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth upheld revised plans for Virginia’s Jefferson National Forest, Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest, Georgia’s Chattahoochee/Onocee National Forest, South…

[ Louisiana ] Population growth and urbanization present the largest changes and potential challenges to Southern forests. And though the region has seen declining demand, production and price growth recently, it will be well stocked to meet future needs. Various scenarios showed urbanization and population growth leading to a loss of 20 million to 27…

[ Mississippi ] Did you know that there are up to 400,000 acres of marginal agricultural land available for conversion to sustainable forest in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley ? A mixed cottonwood/hardwood sustainable forestry project sponsored by the US BCSD provides an ideal venue to facilitate this conversion. It has resulted in approximately 15,000…

I just have to take a minute to brag on the town where I live, beautiful Blacksburg, Virginia, one of the finest mountain towns in Appalachia. Blacksburg has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the first town in the nation to join a new environmental program called the National Partnership for…

In August, the first of 24 national public meetings on the Bush administration’s cooperative conservation national environmental plan was held in Spokane, WA, and more than 180 people signed up to speak. Attendees included Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, EPA Administrator Steve Johnson, Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dale Hall, and EPA Region 10 Director Ron…

This handbook was developed to provide an appreciation of how our forests developed and an understanding of forest regeneration concepts, including the importance of disturbance. This information will help landowners and public officials, in concert with professional foresters, make informed decisions about forest regeneration options tailored to their management objectives. News notes are courtesy of…

There are moments on this trip where individuals’ support for the campaign can make your day. When one person goes out of their way, maybe even makes a sacrifice to support what we are doing, is incredibly touching. Yesterday at our party for Ed in Sheperdstown there was an entire entourage of people, who have…

When New Orleans was built, tens of miles of wetlands in all directions separated it from the Gulf of Mexico and its hurricanes. These wetlands removed much of the energy from wind and storm surges. But great engineering works built for ships and flood control have diverted sediment and freshwater from the wetlands, diminishing the…