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Kinder Morgan drops Tennessee Gas Pipeline conversion project!

Pipeline Company Kinder Morgan Drops Utica Marcellus Texas Pipeline ProjectHazardous Liquids Conversion Project Held Up Over Opposition in Kentucky Contacts: Tom Fitzgerald, Kentucky Resources Council, 502-875-2428,fitz@kyrc.org           …

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Forest Service proposes loosening protections for endangered Indiana bats

Indiana bat colony in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Rockcastle county The Daniel Boone National Forest has proposed to amend the forest’s 2004 management plan with respect to the…

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Winter Letter, December, 2017

Dear friends,As we wrap up Kentucky Heartwood’s 25th year of working to protect our public lands and native forests, I want to thank each of you for your support of…

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Help us hang on

Our rent is going up and we are in need of two laptops for our staff. $1,994 will cover these costs. Please donate what you can. A donation of over…

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Passing the Torch & upcoming Events

Katie passing the admin torch to Tress. Please join us in welcoming Tress La’Ree as our new Administrative Associate! Katie Gardner has been training Tress for the last couple months,…

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Environmental Assessment released for Comment on Greenwood Project

Comments are due by Monday, March 6, 2017​Directions on how to submit your comments are at the bottom of this post.​ ​The Daniel Boone National Forest on February 2nd released…

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Transition to native vegetation proposed for wildlife openings in London Ranger District: Comments due January 6, 2017.

​The Forest Service has proposed positive changes in their management of maintained “wildlife openings” in two Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in the London Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National…

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Forest Service withdraws logging plans in Birmingham Ferry Salvage Project

Blowdown area in Pisgah Bay Core Area The Forest Service has decided not to move forward with 120 acres of proposed salvage logging at Land  Between the Lakes National Recreation…

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Our public wildlands are part of who we are, and we will fight to defend them.

Dear Friends,​As 2016 winds down and we look toward a new year and new uncertainties, we mark a significant milestone. Next year will mark 25 years of Kentucky Heartwood’s effective,…

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Southeastern Kentucky Fish Protected Under Endangered Species Act With 248 Stream Miles of Critical Habitat

Kentucky arrow darter photo by Dr. Matthew R. Thomas, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. For Immediate Release, October 4, 2016 Contact: Noah Greenwald, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Jim Scheff, (859) 334-0602, jim@kyheartwood.orgSoutheastern Kentucky…