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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…
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…
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…
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…
