Forestry is still ‘critical part’ of eastern Kentucky’s economy

Forestry is still ̵...

Long before coal mining dominated eastern Kentucky’s economy, logging was the big business in the region. Stories of log rafts barreling down creeks on their way to the Kentucky River when the water was high and on to the Ohio River still permeate regional folklore. There simply is...
Preserving Forests, Helping Appalachians

Preserving Forests, Hel...

The good folks at Making Connections News have a great story on the Appalachian Carbon Partnership, a project of MACED's (along with Rural Action and Appalachian Sustainable Development). ACP helps forest owners in Central Appalachia preserve their forests for future...
McConnell Must Focus on Transition, not Rhetoric

McConnell Must Focus on...

by Ivy Brashear Senator Mitch McConnell followed up his recent trip to eastern Kentucky with an editorial in the Hazard Herald that makes some interesting and misleading claims about coal mining in the region. Even more importantly, it avoids comment on the critical question we should...

Good forestry pays off ...

Appalachia is rich with forest resources, but it's often too costly for landowners to manage their forests sustainably. The Appalachian Carbon Partnership seeks to reward forest stewardship by enrolling landowners in the carbon offset market – and it's paying off!...
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Appalachian Community E...

The Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards of southwest Virginia is offering a series of workshops on a variety of topics this fall and winter. This coming Saturday, the topic is sustainable forestry – a vital sector for central Appalachia. We are one of the most richly forested...

Hope for the American C...

There’s an interesting piece in today’s Washington Post on the potential for a comeback of the American chestnut tree, a former mainstay of Appalachian forests. As the author, Juliet Eilperin, writes, “The American chestnut served as an economic engine for Appalachia....

Local Wood Resources Ge...

Turning House Furniture and its sister company, Turning House Millworks, located in Bassett, VA, are attracting national attention, including a recent mention in the environmental blog TreeHugger. It is not only the quality of their distinctively vintage furniture pieces that is turning...

Local Forestry, Local E...

The local food movement – buying and eating food grown within the community, state or region—has garnered a lot of attention of late, creating a buzz not just around locally produced and processed foods but around a larger idea of local economies. This notion, that buying locally keeps a...