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2025 Annual Appeal
Vulnerability. Authenticity. Belonging. These are the quiet forces that shape our human experience. Through vulnerability, we allow others to meet us as we are – messy, uncertain, imperfect. Through living authentically, we attract other humans to our circle simply by being ourselves. When we weave vulnerability and authenticity together, we find belonging that is deep…
Justice for South Red Bird – Fund our Appeal to the Court!
Hello friends and supporters of Kentucky Heartwood! In September of 2022, Kentucky Heartwood filed a lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s South Red Bird Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project, impacting 3,800 acres of the Daniel Boone National Forest. At the time of filing, this was the largest timber project proposed on the Boone in almost 20 years.…
A Legacy Rooted in Passion: Jim Scheff
It is with great love and appreciation that Kentucky Heartwood would like to announce the departure of Staff Ecologist Jim Scheff. Jim’s legacy reshaped the dialogue about forests in Kentucky and transformed Kentucky Heartwood into a robust, science-based advocacy organization. His unrelenting passion for protecting the biodiversity of Kentucky’s forests touched hundreds of people who…
Opposition to Big Hill Line Transmission – Berea, KY
September 2, 2025 President Cheryl L. NixonBerea College – Office of Academic Affairs210 Lincoln Hall Berea, KY 40404 Dear President Nixon I write to express my strong support for Berea College’s position opposing the proposed Big Hill Line transmission project. The College has clearly articulated valid environmental, economic, and mission-driven concerns regarding this project, and…
May Tornado Damage Analysis
On May 16, 2025, a powerful tornado left a nearly 60-mile track of severe damage from Somerset to London. Nineteen people died, scores were injured, and homes were destroyed. With wind speeds as high as 170 miles per hour, the tornado tore through the Daniel Boone National Forest, crossing the Rockcastle River just north of…
Jellico Comment Period Debrief
Thank you to our members, donors, and supporters for answering our call to action for public comments! During the 30-day comment period for the Draft Environmental Analysis (EA), almost 700 comments were submitted to the Forest Service. Kentucky Heartwood has never seen this kind of response in a comment period, and we are so grateful…
U.S. Forest Service Pushes Massive Logging Project on Daniel Boone National Forest in Spite of Public Feedback and Biden’s Executive Order to Preserve Mature and Old-Growth Forests
For Immediate Release The U.S. Forest Service has released its Draft Environmental Assessment for the Jellico Vegetation Management Project, which would log 10,000 acres of the Jellico mountains in southeastern Kentucky. The main proposal to log 10,000 acres over 40 years is unprecedented in scale and scope. Despite President Biden’s Executive Order to conserve mature…
SAVE BERNHEIM – STOP THE PIPELINE!
UPDATE: Kentucky Lantern Article – 5/20/24 Bernheim Forest appeals to Kentucky Supreme Court to stop pipeline in conservation easement Dear Kentucky Heartwood members, I am reaching out to you today with urgent news about a proposed pipeline construction that directly threatens our environment and the future of our natural landscapes. The proposed natural gas pipeline…
Thank you to Old-Growth Science Summit donors!
Donors and Supporters, I want to thank everyone who donated to help get me to Washington D.C. to attend the Mature and Old Growth (MOG) Science Summit. The conference had over 200 attendees, including scientists, tribal forestry representatives, policy-makers, agency personnel, and land managers. The Summit was centered around the Biden administration’s proposed national forest…