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We have arrived at rt.50, Ed has turned east and we are now heading straight for D.C., it’s my guess that those Washington folks have no idea what they are in store for. The last two days have gone great, the weather could not have been better, and I know Ed appreciates the respite from…

[Washington, DC] Federal agencies today announced the dates and locations of the first eight listening sessions on cooperative conservation and environmental partnerships. The listening sessions will give citizens an opportunity to exchange ideas on incentives, partnership programs, and regulations that can improve results and promote cooperative conservation and environmental partnerships. Discussion topics will include: How…

[ Washington , DC ] New land conservation tax benefits for family farmers and ranchers are included in just-passed pension reform legislation, now awaiting the President’s signature. The new law will combine an adjusted tax incentive for land conservation with common sense reforms to ensure the public benefit of conservation donations. This law will help…

Austin and I are pulled off the highway and staring down an unused West Virginia gravel road, listening to Utah Phillips and the sound of the morning, and waiting for Ed Wiley as he marches from Buckhannon to Phillipi. Today Ed will be burnin away the last miles of Upshur County as he passes into…

My county rocks!! Watauga County now has the state’s first ordinance regulating wind energy systems, which could serve as a model for such ordinances in other counties The Watauga Democrat has more. Lookin forward to puttin some of the windmill pictures up from out in Texas. They had 100s! I can’t wait till they get…

Historically, the labor of nature has been thought of mostly as free. And with the exception of a few specific goods, such as farm crops and timber, the use of nature’s services is startlingly unregulated. Typically, the property owners – whether individuals, corporations, governments, or other institutions – are not compensated for the services the…

Hello from Buchannon I can’t believe it slipped my mind to tell everyone we are currently in Upshor County, were Governor Joe Manchin is from!!!! The local media has already contacted his office today. I think that it is absolutely imperative to fire up his office with as many phone calls as possible. His home…

Hello from Buchannon Ed arrived on Main St. Buchannon this morning right around 11:00 am. Following our local news appearance last night, and a very good article in the Daily Record this morning, Ed was very well received in this town. Last night JW Randolph joined Ed’s support crew. His energy has boosted our slightly…

Ed is officially causing a buzz here in Buchhannon. This morning we ventured into Buchannon for two interviews. One with the local Buchhannon paper ( Record Delta) and the other with WDTV Channel 5 in Buchannon. As always Ed was amazing nailing the message and moving seamlessly from Newspaper interview to television interview. I was…

[ Indiana ] Indiana’s hardwood products economy received a boost in the form of $202,088 in grants for 105 projects spread over 52 counties. The first of its kind, the state-funded Indiana Woodland Restoration Program uses money from timber sales to improve or restore 5,886 acres of forest. The purpose of the project is to…