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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…
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…
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…
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…
Public participation is critical in shaping the future of the Jellico Mountains
Jellico Creek, Daniel Boone National Forest, Critical Habitat for Federally listed Endangered and Threatened Species What’s going on in Jellico? Jellico is a part of the Cumberland Mountains on the…
Public comment needed by July 26, 2021: Red River Gorge Management Planning document
Dear Citizens,Kentucky Heartwood staff is chipping away at comments for the Red River Gorge Management Planning process. After submitting our first electronic comment, we noticed that comments are actually due…
More landslides from logging in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Complaint submitted to Division of Water
Kentucky Heartwood has submitted a formal complaint to the Kentucky Division of Water after repeated failures by the Daniel Boone National Forest to stabilize or remediate multiple, ongoing landslides caused…
5,000 acre logging project proposed north of Morehead along the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail.
The Daniel Boone National Forest has proposed a 5,000 acre logging project just north of Morehead along the Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail. While this project is problematic on many levels,…