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Kentucky Heartwood Challenges Major Timber Project on Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest

Rare Species and Restoration Take Back Seat to Logging Plans Kentucky Heartwood has filed a formal administrative objection (“pre-decisional objection”) challenging the approval of the Greenwood Vegetation Management Project on…

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An Unprecedented Threat to our National Forests

The U.S. House of Representatives is currently considering H.R. 2936, the deceitfully-named Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017. The bill is sponsored by Representative Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, who’s largest…

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2017 Music Fest

2017 Kentucky Heartwood Festival (JULY 29 in Millville) from Sellus Wilder on Vimeo. 12th Annual Kentucky Heartwood Music Festival  Saturday, July 29, 2017 3:00 to 10:00 pm Rain or Shine…

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Be a Nurse Log

So far, you have helped us raise $581! We have $1,413 to go to meet our goal of $1,994, which will allows us to pay our increased rent costs and…

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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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Comments on Greenwood project submitted by Kentucky Heartwood

The following comments on the Greenwood Vegetation Management Project were submitted by Kentucky Heartwood to the Forest Service today. ​​Use the links below to read our comments and associated documents. Comments on…

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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…