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Logging Begins in Old-Growth Forest Containing Kentucky State Champion Tree
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Logging Begins in Old-Growth Forest Containing Kentucky State Champion Tree Clay County, Kentucky (June 16, 2026) — The U.S. Forest Service has begun active logging operations in…
U.S. Forest Service Withdraws Controversial Jellico Vegetation Management Project
Decision Notice Pulled After Kentucky Heartwood and Local Community Objection; Forest Service Cites New Information Warranting Further Review BEREA, KY — Kentucky Heartwood today announced that the U.S. Forest Service…
Kentucky Heartwood Enters Formal Objection to Jellico Logging Project, Urges Public to Act
Berea, KY, February 2026 Kentucky Heartwood announces that it will formally participate in the objection period for the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed Jellico Vegetation Management Project in the Daniel Boone…
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…
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…
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…
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…
