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Kentucky HeartwoodP.O. Box 1486Berea, KY 40403
NEWSLETTER
Sum
mer
202
0
KENTUCKY
HEARTWOOD
Logg
ing
in R
edbi
rd D
istr
ict l
eads
to
Land
slid
es a
nd W
reck
ed M
ount
ains
ides
Ke
ntuc
ky H
eartw
ood
has
docu
men
ted
mul
tiple
, on-
goin
g la
ndsl
ides
in th
e R
edbi
rd D
istri
ct o
f the
Dan
-ie
l Boo
ne N
atio
nal f
ores
t cau
sed
by lo
ggin
g in
the
Gro
up O
ne p
roje
ct in
Cla
y an
d Le
slie
Cou
ntie
s. T
o da
te, w
e’ve
iden
tifi e
d at
leas
t 6 la
ndsl
ides
in th
e U
l-ys
ses
Cre
ek a
nd L
ower
Jac
k’s
Bran
ch w
ater
shed
s.
At le
ast t
hree
land
slid
es d
umpe
d se
dim
ent i
nto
stre
ams,
and
two
of th
em to
ok o
ut ro
ughl
y 30
0 fe
et
of m
ount
ains
ide.
All
of th
e la
ndsl
ides
sta
rted
at “f
ull
benc
h” s
kid
trails
that
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce a
llow
ed to
be
bul
ldoz
ed a
cros
s th
e m
ount
ains
ides
for l
og-
gers
to a
cces
s th
e tim
ber.
We
also
foun
d th
at
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce h
ad a
llow
ed m
ore
of th
e fo
rest
to b
e bu
lldoz
ed a
nd s
crap
ed c
lear
than
is
per
mitt
ed u
nder
the
Fore
st P
lan.
Pr
ior t
o ou
r brin
ging
thes
e la
ndsl
ides
to
thei
r atte
ntio
n, th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
cla
imed
th
at n
o la
ndsl
ides
or o
ther
maj
or e
rosi
on
had
resu
lted
from
thei
r log
ging
ope
ratio
ns.
Thei
r pos
ition
was
(and
rem
ains
) tha
t For
est
Plan
Sta
ndar
ds fo
r the
Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l Fo
rest
, as
wel
l as
Kent
ucky
’s s
tate
fore
stry
Be
st M
anag
emen
t Pra
ctic
es (B
MPs
), ar
e ef
-fe
ctiv
ely
prot
ectin
g fo
rest
soi
ls a
nd s
tream
s.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly th
ey’re
not
. And
to th
e ex
tent
th
at la
ndsl
ides
and
ero
sion
ar
e de
mon
stra
bly
occu
rring
, th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
has
so
far
excu
sed
the
dam
age
by
sayi
ng th
at it
’s n
ot th
at
bad
and
only
hap
pens
w
hen
it ra
ins
a lo
t.(C
ont’d
on
page
11)
1
2
Frie
nds,
Fifte
en y
ears
ago
Ken
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
star
ted
the
Ken-
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
Mus
ic F
estiv
al to
cel
ebra
te o
ur b
eaut
iful
fore
sts
and
the
bold
fron
tline
wor
k ou
r org
aniz
atio
n do
es
to p
rote
ct th
em. W
e al
so n
eede
d to
rais
e m
oney
-- s
mal
l ac
tivis
t gro
ups
like
ours
that
regu
larly
cha
lleng
e th
e fe
dera
l gov
ernm
ent r
arel
y ha
ve a
cces
s to
fund
s th
at m
ore
conv
entio
nal n
on p
rofi t
s en
joy.
And
so
bega
n an
eve
nt
that
has
off e
red
up th
e be
st o
f wha
t we
have
. We’
ve
enjo
yed
good
food
and
hom
egro
wn
prod
uce,
gre
at m
usic
fro
m K
entu
cky
mus
icia
ns, o
rigin
al p
lays
cre
ated
and
pro
-du
ced
by k
ids,
the
cool
wat
er o
f Gle
nns
Cre
ek, i
nspi
ring
spea
kers
, and
wor
ksho
ps a
bout
eve
ryth
ing
from
her
bal
med
icin
e to
usi
ng s
olar
coo
kers
.O
ver t
ime
the
mus
ic fe
stiv
al h
as b
ecom
e a
com
mun
ity
tradi
tion
mor
e th
an a
n ev
ent p
ut o
n by
Ken
tuck
y H
eart-
woo
d. O
ne o
f my
parti
cula
r joy
s in
org
aniz
ing
the
fest
ival
ha
s be
en to
wat
ch m
y ch
ildre
n gr
ow u
p w
ith it
. My
daug
hter
Nat
alie
was
a y
ear
old
whe
n w
e he
ld th
e fi r
st fe
stiv
al. T
wo
and
a ha
lf ye
ars
late
r I h
ad to
fi nd
a q
uiet
pla
ce
to n
urse
my
6 m
onth
old
Sop
hie
in th
e m
idst
of r
unni
ng th
e ev
ent.
I’ve
see
n th
e w
ild
fun
that
they
’ve
had
play
ing
in th
e cr
eek,
jum
ping
in th
e bo
uncy
hou
se, a
nd ru
nnin
g in
th
e gr
ass
and
thro
ugh
the
gym
with
its
gian
t fan
. Lik
e so
man
y ot
her k
ids,
they
mov
ed
from
exp
lorin
g th
e ca
rdbo
ard
play
hou
se a
nd w
atch
ing
the
mus
icia
ns u
nder
the
tree
to
actu
ally
mak
ing
mus
ic th
emse
lves
and
par
ticip
atin
g in
the
kids
’ com
petit
ion.
The
y he
ld
the
bann
er a
nd le
d th
e ki
ds’ p
arad
e w
avin
g th
eir l
eave
s an
d ho
ldin
g th
eir a
nim
al p
ost-
ers
high
. The
y pe
rform
ed in
the
kids
’ pla
y. L
ast y
ear N
atal
ie a
nd h
er h
igh
scho
ol fr
iend
s ra
n th
e ob
stac
le c
ours
e fo
r kid
s.Th
roug
hout
the
year
s, I’
ve s
een
lots
of k
ids
grow
up
with
the
fest
ival
. I d
elig
ht in
usi
ng
the
even
t to
prov
ide
oppo
rtuni
ties
for k
ids
(and
oth
ers!
) to
lear
n, c
halle
nge
them
selv
es,
take
risk
s, a
nd b
ask
in th
e gl
ow o
f a lo
ving
com
mun
ity. T
ake
May
a Bu
rke,
for e
xam
-pl
e. A
s a
fresh
man
in h
igh
scho
ol, M
aya
was
too
shy
to g
et u
p on
sta
ge a
nd c
ompe
te
desp
ite h
er m
usic
al ta
lent
. By
the
time
she
was
eig
htee
n sh
e w
as o
n st
age
all d
ay a
s em
cee
of th
e w
hole
eve
nt!
We
will
have
to w
ait u
ntil
next
yea
r to
cele
brat
e th
e 15
th e
ditio
n of
the
Kent
ucky
Hea
rt-w
ood
Mus
ic F
estiv
al. C
OVI
D-1
9 ha
s fu
ndam
enta
lly c
hang
ed o
ur w
orld
, and
this
mes
-sa
ge is
sen
t with
the
hope
that
eve
ryon
e is
hea
lthy
and fi n
ding
thei
r bal
ance
am
idst
the
tum
ult.
My
hope
for s
ocie
ty is
that
we
emer
ge fr
om th
is p
ande
mic
with
a n
ew re
spec
t fo
r eac
h ot
her a
nd th
e na
tura
l wor
ld.
For 2
8 ye
ars
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtwoo
d’s
wor
k to
pro
tect
inta
ct fo
rest
s ha
s be
en a
forc
e in
Ke
ntuc
ky. O
ur m
issi
on is
a s
olut
ion
to c
limat
e in
stab
ility
and
prob
lem
s (li
ke p
ande
mic
s)
trigg
ered
by
the
colla
pse
of n
atur
al s
yste
ms.
We
can’
t cel
ebra
te w
ith y
ou in
per
son
this
ye
ar, b
ut w
e ne
ed y
our h
elp
to c
ontin
ue o
ur e
ssen
tial w
ork.
Ple
ase
cons
ider
don
atin
g to
Ken
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
this
mon
th to
sup
port
our o
ngoi
ng w
ork
tow
ard
the
brig
ht fu
ture
w
ithin
our
reac
h.Fo
r the
fore
sts,
C
hris
Sch
imm
oelle
r, Ke
ntuc
ky H
eartw
ood
Cou
ncil
mem
ber
Mus
ic F
est 2
020
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ate
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NT
UC
KY
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AR
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OO
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EM
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ucky
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11
In a
dditi
on to
ero
sion
and
land
slid
es, i
nfes
tatio
ns o
f no
n-na
tive
inva
sive
pla
nts
(NN
IPs)
are
esp
ecia
lly b
ad
in th
e G
roup
One
pro
ject
. We
cond
ucte
d su
rvey
s of
a
logg
ing
unit
harv
este
d in
201
2 an
d do
cum
ente
d 18
spe
-ci
es o
f NN
IPs.
We
sam
pled
twen
ty-fo
ur 1
25 ft
2 plo
ts s
et
perp
endi
cula
r to
skid
trai
ls, a
nd fo
und
an a
vera
ge c
over
of
NN
IPs
of 3
9.8%
. Thi
rty-e
ight
per
cent
of p
lots
had
m
ore
than
50%
cov
erag
e of
NN
IPs.
The
For
est S
ervi
ce
asse
rted
in th
e En
viro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t for
the
Gro
up O
ne p
roje
ct th
at th
e sp
read
of
NN
IPs
as a
resu
lt of
logg
ing
was
pos
sibl
e, b
ut w
as u
nlik
ely
to b
e si
gnifi
cant
. The
Fo
rest
Ser
vice
has
sta
ted
that
all
cont
ract
pro
visi
ons
for m
inim
izin
g N
NIP
infe
stat
ions
w
ere
follo
wed
in th
e ha
rves
t. Th
e G
roup
One
pro
ject
was
app
rove
d in
200
8 af
ter b
eing
with
draw
n tw
ice
follo
win
g ad
min
istra
tive
chal
leng
es b
y Ke
ntuc
ky H
eartw
ood.
Ove
r 1,0
00 a
cres
of l
oggi
ng w
ere
ultim
atel
y ap
prov
ed fo
r var
ious
“for
est h
ealth
” and
“hab
itat i
mpr
ovem
ent”
purp
oses
. Th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
issu
ed a
dra
ft ap
prov
al in
Feb
ruar
y of
202
0 fo
r 3,0
00 m
ore
acre
s of
lo
ggin
g in
the
near
by S
outh
Red
bird
pro
ject
. The
Dra
ft D
ecis
ion
Not
ice
was
tem
pora
rily
with
draw
n du
e to
the
CO
VID
pan
dem
ic, t
houg
h w
ill lik
ely
be re
issu
ed s
oon.
The
Sou
th
Red
bird
pro
ject
will
allo
w th
e sa
me
type
s of
logg
ing
on th
e sa
me
type
s of
slo
pes
and
soils
as
Gro
up O
ne, b
ut a
t a m
uch
larg
er s
cale
- w
ith s
ome
logg
ing
tract
s ov
er 3
00
acre
s in
siz
e (1
0 tim
es b
igge
r tha
n lo
ggin
g un
its in
the
Gro
up O
ne p
roje
ct).
Up
to 9
1 m
iles
of fu
ll-be
nch
skid
road
s co
uld
be b
ulld
ozed
acr
oss
the
mou
ntai
nsid
es. M
ost o
f th
e So
uth
Red
bird
logg
ing
will
occu
r in
wat
ersh
eds
that
pro
vide
crit
ical
hab
itat f
or th
e fe
dera
lly-th
reat
ened
Ken
tuck
y ar
row
dar
ter (
Eth
eost
oma
spilo
tum
), an
d ha
bita
t for
the
fede
rally
-end
ange
red
Snuff
box
mus
sel (
Epi
obla
sma
triqu
etra
).
(Red
bird
land
slid
es, c
on’t)
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nie May, Kenneth Karem, Melinda Baker, Richard Rosen & Anna
Marie Pavlik, Bluegrass Community Foundation, Fund for Wild
Nature, Patagonia, Judith & Mike Overstreet in apprecia-
tion to Barbara West & Vertner Smith, John Lott in honor
of Drew, Molly, & Sean; Marjorie Warden in honor of Jim &
Austin and all those involved (Hope for Hemlocks); Betsy
Fleischer in Honor of Sumner Fravielle French, Kathryn
Engelmann in memory of Brad George, Chris Schimmoel-
ler & Joel Dufour, Ben Rasp, Tyler Rasp, Christopher
Morris.
10
Than
k Yo
u!I’v
e st
rugg
led
over
thes
e pa
st fe
w w
eeks
with
whe
ther
or n
ot p
ublis
h a
stat
emen
t on
beha
lf of
Ken
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
in re
spon
se to
the
hist
oric
Bla
ck L
ives
Mat
ter p
rote
sts
and
dem
onst
ratio
ns th
at a
re h
appe
ning
acr
oss
the
coun
try. A
nd I
cont
inue
to s
trug-
gle
with
it. I
’ve
foun
d th
e st
atem
ents
issu
ed b
y so
me
orga
niza
tions
, bus
ines
ses,
and
in
stitu
tions
to b
e po
wer
ful,
insi
ghtfu
l, an
d he
arte
ning
cal
ls to
act
ion,
bot
h pe
rson
al a
nd
polit
ical
. How
ever
, a g
reat
dea
l hav
e al
so s
eem
ed –
at l
east
to m
e –
to b
e lit
tle m
ore
than
pla
titud
es la
ckin
g in
sub
stan
ce, d
ispe
nsed
out
of c
once
rns
over
mar
ketin
g an
d re
tain
ing
mar
ket s
hare
. But
I am
one
to g
et c
ynic
al.
To b
e cl
ear,
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtwoo
d, in
clud
ing
our B
oard
and
Staff ,
opp
ose
raci
sm in
an
y an
d al
l for
ms.
And
if y
ou k
now
me
pers
onal
ly (o
r fol
low
me
on s
ocia
l med
ia) y
ou
prob
ably
hav
e a
sens
e of
my
thou
ghts
on
stru
ctur
al ra
cism
and
pol
ice
viol
ence
. The
se
issu
es a
re re
al, a
nd th
ey a
re u
nacc
epta
ble.
H
owev
er, I
do
wan
t to
off e
r som
e pe
rson
al th
ough
ts a
nd o
bser
vatio
ns re
gard
ing
stru
c-tu
ral r
acis
m a
nd th
e co
nspi
cuou
s un
derre
pres
enta
tion
of p
eopl
e of
col
or in
con
ser-
vatio
n an
d ou
tdoo
r rec
reat
ion
spac
es. I
hav
e be
en in
volv
ed in
pub
lic la
nds
prot
ectio
n fo
r 20
year
s, a
nd h
ave
been
enj
oyin
g an
d ex
plor
ing
wild
pla
ces
for m
any
year
s m
ore.
Am
ong
the
hund
reds
of a
ctiv
ists
, atto
rney
s, s
cien
tists
, org
aniz
atio
nal s
taff ,
boa
rd
mem
bers
, and
vol
unte
ers
I’ve
met
in m
y ca
paci
ty a
s a
publ
ic la
nds
advo
cate
, ver
y fe
w
have
bee
n pe
ople
of c
olor
. And
eve
n fe
wer
(one
, may
be tw
o?) h
ave
been
Bla
ck. T
his
hasn
’t go
ne w
ithou
t not
ice
amon
g th
e gr
oups
that
I’ve
bee
n in
volv
ed w
ith.
Mos
t pub
lic
land
s ad
voca
tes
that
I ha
ve k
now
n (th
ough
cer
tain
ly n
ot a
ll) a
re s
ince
rely
con
cern
ed
abou
t iss
ues
of ra
cial
and
soc
ial j
ustic
e. I’
ve p
artic
ipat
ed in
mor
e th
an a
few
con
vers
a-tio
ns a
bout
the
lack
of r
epre
sent
atio
n by
peo
ple
of c
olor
in o
ur o
rgan
izat
ions
, as
wel
l as
the
cons
erva
tion
mov
emen
t mor
e br
oadl
y. D
espi
te h
eartf
elt a
nd g
enui
ne c
once
rn,
eff o
rts –
incl
udin
g m
y ow
n –
have
rare
ly m
oved
bey
ond
conv
ersa
tions
and
the
setti
ng
of in
tent
ions
. Fo
r yea
rs I
excu
sed
this
abs
ence
of p
eopl
e of
col
or fr
om o
ur o
rgan
izat
ions
, cam
-pa
igns
, and
spa
ces
as a
regr
etta
ble
but u
nder
stan
dabl
e refl e
ctio
n of
the
natu
re o
f ac
tivis
m. P
eopl
e te
nd to
pou
r in
the
time
and
ener
gy o
n is
sues
that
are
clo
sest
to
them
. For
too
man
y pe
ople
of c
olor
, and
esp
ecia
lly fo
r tho
se in
the
Blac
k co
mm
unity
, th
at o
ften
and
unfa
irly
mea
ns th
at p
eopl
e’s
ener
gy is
take
n up
by
the
coun
tless
dai
ly,
tang
ible
stru
ggle
s ro
oted
in h
isto
rical
and
con
tem
pora
ry s
yste
ms
of ra
cism
. Put
ano
th-
er w
ay, i
t’s n
ot fa
ir to
exp
ect s
omeo
ne to
car
e ve
ry m
uch
abou
t log
ging
on
a na
tiona
l fo
rest
whe
n th
ey’re
wor
ried
that
thei
r son
mig
ht b
e sh
ot b
y th
e po
lice
for p
ullin
g ou
t his
ce
ll ph
one.
Bu
t thi
s pe
rspe
ctiv
e ac
cept
s to
o m
uch
excl
usio
n, b
oth
with
in o
ur o
rgan
izat
ions
and
in
the
outd
oor s
pace
s th
at w
e w
ork
to p
rote
ct. I
t ign
ores
the
gros
s un
fairn
ess
of th
e fa
ct
that
cen
turie
s of
whi
te s
upre
mac
ist v
iole
nce
and
stru
ctur
al in
equi
ties
cont
inue
to aff e
ct
so m
any
Blac
k pe
ople
’s re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith, a
nd a
cces
s to
, Am
eric
a’s
wild
out
door
sp
aces
and
pub
lic la
nds.
My
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
thes
e is
sues
is a
t bes
t sha
llow.
Wha
t I d
o kn
ow is
that
ther
e ar
e st
orie
s th
at n
eed
to b
e he
ard,
bot
h of
his
tory
and
live
d ex
perie
nce.
I t
hink
som
etim
es a
bout
the
race
riot
in C
orbi
n in
191
9, ju
st 1
8 ye
ars
befo
re th
e es
-ta
blis
hmen
t of t
he C
umbe
rland
Nat
iona
l For
est (
late
r to
be re
nam
ed th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne
Nat
iona
l For
est).
A v
ibra
nt B
lack
com
mun
ity o
f rou
ghly
200
peo
ple
was
sum
mar
ily
3
Bla
ck L
ives
Mat
ter
(Con
t’d o
n pa
ge 4
)
4
roun
ded
up, f
orce
d on
to ra
il ca
rs, a
nd re
mov
ed fr
om th
e st
ate
to th
e w
ords
“By
God
we
are
goin
g to
run
all N
egro
es o
ut o
f thi
s to
wn
toni
ght.”
For
thos
e fa
milie
s w
ho’s
sto
ries
and
mem
orie
s in
clud
e th
is v
iole
nt e
piso
de, w
hat d
oes
it m
ean
to p
ass
Cor
bin
on th
e w
ay to
Cum
berla
nd F
alls
? D
oes
it m
ean
som
ethi
ng d
iff er
ent t
oday
than
it d
id a
gen
er-
atio
n ag
o? W
hat a
bout
the
way
s th
at “s
undo
wn
law
s” k
ept B
lack
fam
ilies
from
trav
elin
g to
vis
it St
ate
and
Nat
iona
l Par
ks, N
atio
nal F
ores
ts, a
nd o
ther
pub
lic la
nds?
Wha
t is
the
lega
cy o
f the
Com
mon
wea
lth o
f Ken
tuck
y ba
rring
Bla
ck p
eopl
e, b
y or
der o
f law
, fro
m
near
ly a
ll St
ate
Park
s un
til 1
955
whe
n th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt
rule
d th
e pr
actic
e un
cons
titu-
tiona
l? W
hat d
oes
it m
ean
whe
n go
ing
to a
par
k or
sto
ppin
g fo
r gas
on
your
way
hom
e co
uld
mea
n ar
rest
, or w
orse
? H
ow a
re th
e ou
tdoo
r exp
erie
nces
of a
you
ng p
erso
n of
co
lor,
toda
y, aff e
cted
by
the
stor
ies
of th
eir p
aren
ts o
r gra
ndpa
rent
s?An
d it
wou
ld b
e so
eas
y, p
erha
ps e
ven
com
forta
ble,
to p
rete
nd th
at th
e ex
clus
ion
of
Blac
k pe
ople
from
out
door
spa
ces
is s
ome
relic
of t
he p
ast.
But i
t’s n
ot. I
n Fe
brua
ry o
f th
is y
ear,
25 y
ear-o
ld A
hmau
d Ar
bery
was
sho
t dea
d w
hile
goi
ng fo
r a ru
n by
arm
ed
vigi
lant
es w
ho a
ssum
ed th
at h
e’d
com
mitt
ed a
crim
e. H
e ha
dn’t.
In M
ay, A
udub
on S
oci-
ety
Boar
d M
embe
r and
not
able
com
ic b
ook
auth
or C
hris
Coo
per h
ad h
is li
fe th
reat
ened
w
hile
bird
ing
in N
ew Y
ork’
s C
entra
l Par
k w
hen
a w
hite
wom
an g
ot u
pset
bec
ause
he
aske
d he
r to
follo
w th
e ru
les
and
leas
h he
r dog
. Her
resp
onse
was
to c
all t
he p
olic
e,
frant
ic, a
nd te
lling
the
lie th
at a
Bla
ck m
an w
as th
reat
enin
g he
r. H
e w
asn’
t. O
r we
coul
d ta
lk a
bout
Nor
th C
arol
ina
bota
nist
(and
mus
icia
n an
d ch
ef),
Just
in R
obin
son
who
was
ha
ndcuff e
d w
hile
look
ing
at p
lant
s in
the
woo
ds. I
kno
w a
lot o
f bot
anis
ts. A
ll ar
e w
hite
. An
d I’m
fairl
y ce
rtain
that
non
e ha
ve b
een
put i
n ha
ndcuff s
whi
le lo
okin
g at
pla
nts.
O
r we
can
talk
abo
ut th
e C
onfe
dera
te fl
ags
disp
laye
d pr
omin
ently
on
hom
es a
nd fa
rms
alon
g th
e ro
ad s
ectio
ns o
f the
333
-mile
She
ltow
ee T
race
Nat
iona
l Rec
reat
ion
Trai
l. H
ow
can
a pe
rson
of c
olor
exp
erie
nce
the
trail
as I
can,
and
fi nd
the
sam
e pe
ace
and
ease
in
wal
king
thos
e lo
ng m
iles
with
so
man
y Ke
ntuc
kian
s pr
oudl
y fl y
ing
a fl a
g th
at s
ays
“I’d
rath
er y
ou b
e in
cha
ins”
?An
d ev
en w
ithin
Ken
tuck
y’s
outd
oor c
omm
unity
, rac
ism
con
tinue
s to
bub
ble
to th
e su
rface
. Ove
r the
pas
t mon
th, o
ne o
f the
onl
y pr
omin
ent B
lack
peo
ple
in K
entu
cky’
s co
nser
vatio
n an
d ou
tdoo
r rec
reat
ion
com
mun
ity, s
omeo
ne I
cons
ider
a fr
iend
, has
bee
n re
peat
edly
atta
cked
thro
ugh
soci
al m
edia
with
vitr
iol a
nd a
ccus
atio
ns o
f rac
ism
for
spea
king
with
mea
sure
d w
ords
abo
ut…
raci
sm. T
heir
repe
ated
mes
sage
is “S
hut u
p.”
Ove
r and
aga
in, “
Shut
up.
You
r sto
ry is
not
wel
com
e he
re.”
I don
’t kn
ow th
e an
swer
s. A
nd I
won
’t pr
eten
d to
. But
I’m
pre
tty c
erta
in th
at, a
t lea
st
for w
hite
peo
ple
like
me,
now
a ti
me
to li
sten
. And
it is
oka
y if
the
voic
es a
nd s
torie
s be
ing
lifte
d ch
alle
nge
your
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
wor
ld, o
r eve
n yo
ur u
nder
stan
ding
of
your
sel
f. Bu
t wha
t is
not o
kay
is to
resp
ond
to th
is m
omen
t, to
the
crie
s of
grie
f and
an
ger o
ver g
ener
atio
ns o
f sta
te-s
anct
ione
d vi
olen
ce a
nd e
xclu
sion
, to
the
mur
ders
of
Breo
nna
Tayl
or, G
eorg
e Fl
oyd,
Ste
phon
Cla
rk, P
hila
ndo
Cas
tille
, Tam
ir R
ice,
and
so
man
y ot
hers
, by
dism
issi
ng th
e ve
ry re
al a
nd c
onte
mpo
rary
eff e
cts
of s
truct
ural
raci
sm
in A
mer
ica.
Suc
h de
nial
s ar
e la
ckin
g in
ver
acity
and
bel
ie th
e fa
cts.
The
y ar
e si
mpl
y no
t se
rious
.O
ur p
ublic
land
s be
long
to a
ll of
us.
The
exp
erie
nces
they
giv
e us
sho
uld
be a
cces
sibl
e to
all
of u
s. A
nd it
will
take
all
of u
s to
pro
tect
them
in th
is a
ge o
f acc
eler
atin
g cl
imat
e ch
ange
and
bio
dive
rsity
col
laps
e. T
he s
tatu
s qu
o is
not
acc
epta
ble.
Bla
ck L
ives
Mat
ter.
Jim
Sch
eff
Dire
ctor
, Ken
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
(Bla
ck L
ives
Mat
ter,
con’
t)
woo
dlan
d re
stor
atio
n ac
tiviti
es d
escr
ibed
abo
ve, t
he h
abita
t ben
efi ts
of
she
lterw
ood
harv
ests
tend
to b
e br
ief,
whi
le th
e im
pact
s of
road
bui
ldin
g,
non-
nativ
e pl
ant i
nvas
ions
, and
loss
of l
arge
tree
s pe
rsis
t. H
opef
ully
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce
will
prov
ide
mor
e ca
re a
nd a
ttent
ion
to m
anag
emen
t in
thes
e ar
eas
than
we’
ve s
een
in
rece
nt h
arve
sts
in th
e R
edbi
rd D
istri
ct.
Indi
ana
and
nort
hern
long
-ear
ed b
ats:
One
of t
he b
ig s
ticki
ng p
oint
s fo
r Ken
tuck
y H
eartw
ood
has
been
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce’s
refu
sal t
o co
nduc
t sur
veys
for e
ndan
gere
d ba
ts in
pro
pose
d ha
rves
t are
as. I
n pa
rticu
lar,
we
are
conc
erne
d ab
out i
mpa
cts
to
mat
erni
ty c
olon
ies
of fe
dera
lly-e
ndan
gere
d In
dian
a ba
ts a
nd fe
dera
lly-th
reat
ened
no
rther
n lo
ng-e
ared
bat
s. T
he F
ores
t Pla
n ha
s a
requ
irem
ent t
hat “
Tree
cut
ting
may
not
be
con
duct
ed w
ithin
2.5
mile
s of
any
Indi
ana
bat m
ater
nity
col
ony
from
May
1 th
roug
h Au
gust
15.
” Thi
s bi
ndin
g Fo
rest
Pla
n St
anda
rd a
lso
appl
ies
to N
orth
ern
long
-ear
ed b
ats.
H
owev
er, t
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
is re
lyin
g on
lim
ited
surv
ey d
ata
from
mor
e th
an a
dec
ade
ago
to d
eter
min
e th
at n
o m
ater
nity
col
onie
s ar
e in
the
proj
ect a
rea.
The
U.S
. Fis
h an
d W
ildlif
e Se
rvic
e, in
com
men
ts th
ey s
ubm
itted
last
yea
r on
a pr
opos
ed F
ores
t Pla
n am
endm
ent w
hich
wou
ld li
mit
prot
ectio
ns fo
r end
ange
red
bats
, cite
d th
is p
auci
ty o
f sur
-ve
y da
ta in
sta
ting
that
“It a
ppea
rs li
kely
that
ther
e ar
e ot
her I
ndia
na b
at a
nd n
orth
ern
long
-ear
ed b
at m
ater
nity
col
onie
s pr
esen
t tha
t hav
e no
t bee
n do
cum
ente
d.”
We
rais
ed th
is is
sue
in o
ur c
omm
ents
and
thro
ugh
the
form
al, p
rede
cisi
onal
obj
ectio
n pr
oces
s. T
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
refu
sed
to b
udge
on
this
. Th
e Pi
ne C
reek
pro
ject
are
a co
vers
som
e of
the
best
par
ts o
f the
Dan
iel B
oone
Na-
tiona
l For
est.
It’s
a ru
gged
land
scap
e w
here
the
Roc
kcas
tle R
iver
and
its
tribu
tarie
s cu
t dee
p go
rges
thro
ugh
the
sand
ston
e of
the
Potts
ville
Esc
arpm
ent o
f the
Cum
ber-
land
Pla
teau
. It’s
a la
byrin
thin
e, m
agic
al w
orld
of c
liffl i
ne a
nd w
ater
falls
, nat
ural
arc
hes
and
old-
grow
th fo
rest
s. It
’s h
ome
to a
myr
iad
of ra
re a
nd e
ndem
ic s
peci
es, l
ike
Lucy
Br
aun’
s w
hite
sna
kero
ot a
nd In
dian
a ba
ts. A
nd
it in
clud
es s
ome
of th
e m
ost u
tiliz
ed a
nd lo
ved
recr
eatio
nal s
ites
in th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne.
We
than
k ev
ery
one
of y
ou th
at s
ent c
omm
ents
to
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce a
dvoc
atin
g fo
r thi
s sp
ecia
l la
ndsc
ape.
Yo
ur c
ontri
butio
ns h
ad a
tang
ible
eff e
ct o
n th
e ou
tcom
e of
this
pro
ject
. Tha
nk y
ou.
9
A no
te fr
om th
e D
irect
or: I
t’s b
een
over
a y
ear s
ince
ou
r las
t prin
ted
new
slet
ter,
and
for t
hat I
wan
t to
apol
o-gi
ze to
our
mem
bers
. The
last
12
mon
ths
have
bee
n ex
-tre
mel
y ch
alle
ngin
g an
d he
ctic
for t
he o
rgan
izat
ion,
and
it
seem
s th
e bu
sier
thin
gs g
et, t
he h
arde
r it b
ecom
es
to p
ublis
h ou
r new
slet
ter.
Whi
le w
e w
ill co
ntin
ue to
se
nd o
ut p
rinte
d ne
wsl
ette
rs, w
e do
enc
oura
ge y
ou
to s
ign
up fo
r our
em
ails
, fol
low
us
on s
ocia
l med
ia,
or re
gula
rly c
heck
the
Fore
st B
log
on o
ur w
ebsi
te in
or
der t
o st
ay u
pdat
ed o
n pr
ojec
ts, e
vent
s, a
nd o
ther
fo
rest
hap
peni
ngs.
(Pin
e C
reek
, con
’t)
The
Fore
st S
ervi
ce h
as a
lso
inco
rpor
ated
a n
ovel
app
roac
h to
rest
orin
g sh
ortle
af a
nd
pitc
h pi
ne in
thes
e ar
eas.
The
se s
peci
es o
f pin
es w
ere
deci
mat
ed d
urin
g th
e 19
99-
2002
sou
ther
n pi
ne b
eetle
out
brea
k. C
ontra
stin
g w
ith p
revi
ous
pine
rest
orat
ion
eff o
rts
on th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne, w
hich
hav
e be
en a
kin
to p
ine
plan
tatio
ns, t
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
he
re p
lans
to p
lant
pin
e in
sm
all g
roup
s or
clu
ster
s (a
ka “c
lust
er p
lant
ing”
) in
suita
ble
mic
rosi
tes.
Thi
s w
ill he
lp th
e ar
ea d
evel
op a
mor
e co
mpl
ex, h
eter
ogen
ous
stru
ctur
e an
d sp
ecie
s co
mpo
sitio
n th
at m
ore
clos
ely
rese
mbl
es th
e ar
ea’s
his
toric
con
ditio
n.Th
e re
stor
atio
n of
fi re
-ada
pted
upl
and
com
mun
ities
, with
an
inte
rmix
of s
emi-s
tabl
e gr
assl
and,
shr
ubla
nd, a
nd o
pen-
cano
py fo
rest
s, is
a w
ay to
pro
vide
for t
he lo
ng-te
rm
habi
tat n
eeds
of s
peci
es th
at re
ly o
n ea
rly-s
eral
and
rela
ted
vege
tatio
n st
ruct
ures
. C
lose
and
reha
bilit
ate
user
-mad
e O
HV
and
hors
e tr
ails
: The
For
est S
ervi
ce u
sed
LID
AR to
doc
umen
t 23
mile
s of
ille
gal off -
road
veh
icle
and
hor
se tr
ails
impa
ctin
g th
e st
ate
Wild
Riv
er s
ectio
n of
the
Roc
kcas
tle R
iver
. The
For
est S
ervi
ce p
lans
to c
lose
an
d re
habi
litat
e th
ese
user
trai
ls b
y fe
lling
trees
, pla
cing
bou
lder
s, a
nd re
vege
tatin
g ar
eas
near
the
river
.
The
not-g
ood
stuff
:1,
150
acre
s of
she
lterw
ood
cuts
: The
Pin
e C
reek
pro
ject
stil
l inc
lude
s 1,
150
acre
s of
she
lterw
ood
rege
nera
tion
cuts
, with
som
e re
ally
nic
e se
ctio
ns o
f for
est t
hat w
ill be
he
avily
logg
ed. W
e ha
ve c
once
rns
that
som
e lo
cal p
opul
atio
ns o
f Ste
war
tia o
vata
(m
ount
ain
cam
ellia
), in
par
ticul
ar, w
ill be
dam
aged
. To
thei
r cre
dit,
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce
fi nal
ly a
dmitt
ed th
at w
ithou
t add
ition
al m
anag
emen
t, lo
ggin
g th
ese
area
s w
ill lik
ely
re-
sult
in a
tran
sitio
n fro
m o
ak-d
omin
ated
fore
sts
to fo
rest
s do
min
ated
by
red
map
le a
nd
tulip
pop
lar.
This
spe
cies
shi
ft is
a p
atte
rn w
e’ve
doc
umen
ted
exte
nsiv
ely
in p
revi
ousl
y lo
gged
are
as a
cros
s th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne N
atio
nal F
ores
t. To
add
ress
this
issu
e th
ey’v
e in
clud
ed a
dditi
onal
man
agem
ent,
incl
udin
g no
n-co
mm
erci
al fe
lling
and
pres
crib
ed
fi re,
in a
reas
pro
pose
d fo
r she
lterw
ood
cuts
to h
elp
perp
etua
te o
ak s
peci
es in
thes
e st
ands
. It’
s tru
e th
at th
e pr
opos
ed s
helte
rwoo
d cu
ts w
ill pr
ovid
e be
nefi t
s to
som
e st
rugg
ling
wild
life
spec
ies,
and
som
e m
igra
tory
bird
spe
cies
in p
artic
ular
. How
ever
, unl
ike
the
8
(Pin
e C
reek
, con
’t)
(Con
t’d o
n pa
ge 9
)
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtw
ood
Dire
ctor
Jim
Sch
eff ,
Laur
a St
oehr
of t
he S
helto
wee
Tra
ce
Ass
ocia
tion,
and
Chr
is M
orris
mee
t with
Dan
iel B
oone
NF
lead
ersh
ip to
reso
lve
issu
es
rais
ed th
roug
h th
e pr
edec
isio
nal o
bjec
tion
proc
ess
5
With
the
help
of o
ur m
embe
rs, d
onor
s, a
nd v
olun
teer
s, o
ur w
ork
to s
ave
Kent
ucky
’s
east
ern
hem
lock
tree
s fro
m th
e he
mlo
ck w
oolly
ade
lgid
has
gro
wn
over
the
last
yea
r. Si
nce
last
Feb
ruar
y, w
e’ve
hos
ted fi v
e vo
lunt
eer d
ays
with
2,6
03 h
emlo
ck tr
ees
treat
-ed
, inc
ludi
ng m
ost o
f the
hem
lock
s al
ong
the
Shel
tow
ee T
race
Nat
iona
l Rec
reat
ion
Trai
l fro
m th
e 19
2 tra
ilhea
d to
abo
ut 1
mile
nor
th o
f Van
hook
Fal
ls (a
thre
e m
ile s
ec-
tion)
. And
we
had
som
e gr
eat f
ront
-pag
e co
vera
ge in
the
Her
ald-
Lead
er o
f our
wor
k at
Va
nhoo
k Fa
lls!
We’
ve a
lso
assi
sted
the
Ken-
tuck
y D
ivis
ion
of F
ores
try a
nd
Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l For
est
by d
oing
fi el
d as
sess
men
ts o
f ov
er a
doz
en s
ites
treat
ed in
pr
evio
us y
ears
to h
elp
pri-
oriti
ze a
reas
for r
etre
atm
ent
(trea
tmen
ts g
ener
ally
last
from
4
to 7
yea
rs).
One
of t
he s
ites
we
asse
ssed
w
as R
ock
Cre
ek R
esea
rch
Nat
ural
Are
a, w
hich
we
foun
d to
be
in n
eed
of p
rom
pt re
treat
men
t to
prot
ect t
he m
agnifi c
ent,
high
con
serv
atio
n-va
lue
old-
grow
th fo
rest
ther
e. W
e he
lped
bot
h w
ith tr
eatm
ent a
nd g
uidi
ng K
DF
and
DBN
F st
aff t
hrou
gh o
ne o
f the
few
saf
e (b
ut w
ell h
idde
n) a
ppro
ache
s to
get
bel
ow th
e cl
iffl in
e.
We’
ve a
lso
cont
inue
d to
col
lect
live
ade
lgid
from
infe
sted
tree
s an
d tra
nspo
rting
them
to
the
Lind
say
Youn
g Be
nefi c
ial I
nsec
ts L
abor
ator
y at
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f Ten
ness
ee,
Knox
ville
to s
uppo
rt th
e re
arin
g of
pre
dato
r bee
tles
that
eat
hem
lock
woo
lly a
delg
id
(Lar
icob
ius
nigr
inus
and
L. o
sake
nsis
). M
ost s
tock
of t
hese
bee
tles
has
been
rese
rved
fo
r ong
oing
rele
ases
in N
orth
Car
olin
a an
d Te
nnes
see,
but
in re
turn
for p
rovi
ding
food
to
the
lab
we’
ve b
een
able
to g
et 2
,915
bee
tles
for r
elea
se in
Ken
tuck
y ov
er th
e la
st
18 m
onth
s. T
he b
eetle
s ha
ve b
een
rele
ased
in th
e H
awk
Cre
ek a
rea
of th
e D
anie
l Bo
one
Nat
iona
l For
est.
We’
ve a
lso
been
wor
king
to g
et in
form
atio
n to
priv
ate
land
owne
rs, s
o th
at p
eopl
e ca
n sa
ve h
emlo
cks
on th
eir o
wn
prop
erty
. We’
ve p
ut a
ton
of in
form
atio
n on
our
web
site
, ww
w.ho
pefo
rhem
lock
sky.
org.
We
plac
ed
ads
abou
t sav
ing
hem
lock
s in
sev
eral
edi
tions
of t
he L
ondo
n Se
ntin
-al
-Ech
o, th
e C
orbi
n Ti
mes
, and
the
Som
erse
t Com
mon
wea
lth J
ourn
al.
And
we
just
pro
duce
d an
info
rmat
iona
l bro
chur
e to
pla
ce a
t Ext
ensi
on
Offi
ces
and
othe
r loc
atio
ns. W
e’ve
had
a n
umbe
r of p
eopl
e re
ach
out
to u
s fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n, a
nd e
ven
to s
hare
pic
ture
s w
ith u
s of
the
hem
lock
s th
ey s
aved
on
thei
r pro
perty
!A
big
“Tha
nk Y
ou!”
to a
ll of
the
volu
ntee
rs w
ho h
ave
com
e ou
t to
help
us
save
our
hem
lock
s. S
peci
al th
anks
als
o go
out
to B
en
Ras
p, w
ho’s
bee
n w
orki
ng w
ith K
entu
cky
Hea
rtwoo
d th
is s
easo
n to
hel
p us
with
the
larg
e am
ount
of fi
eld
wor
k in
volv
ed. T
o le
arn
of fu
ture
vol
unte
er e
vent
s m
ake
sure
to s
ign
up fo
r em
ails
fro
m K
entu
cky
Hea
rtwoo
d.
Hop
e fo
r H
emlo
cks
A g
reat
day
sav
ing
hem
lock
tree
s at
Van
hook
Fal
ls!
In J
anua
ry th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
pub
lishe
d th
eir fi
nal
dec
isio
n on
the
Pine
Cre
ek F
ores
t R
esto
ratio
n Pr
ojec
t. Th
e fi n
al a
ppro
val o
f the
pro
ject
com
es 4
yea
rs a
fter t
he F
ores
t Se
rvic
e’s fi r
st m
eetin
gs to
gat
her i
nput
on
this
ext
ensi
ve p
roje
ct c
over
ing
wha
t is,
ar
guab
ly, o
ne o
f the
bes
t par
ts o
f the
Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l For
est.
Ove
r the
se fo
ur
year
s, K
entu
cky
Hea
rtwoo
d su
bmitt
ed m
ultip
le ro
unds
of f
orm
al c
omm
ents
and
fi le
d an
ad
min
istra
tive
obje
ctio
n (w
ith K
entu
cky
Res
ourc
es C
ounc
il) c
halle
ngin
g po
rtion
s of
the
Dra
ft D
ecis
ion
and
Find
ing
of N
o Si
gnifi
cant
Impa
ct.
We
cove
red
thou
sand
s of
acr
es in
the fi e
ld, d
ocum
ente
d ol
d-gr
owth
and
rare
pla
nts,
exp
lodi
ng u
ser i
mpa
cts
at
Pine
Isla
nd D
oubl
e Fa
lls, a
nd w
alke
d th
e le
ngth
of t
he
Shel
tow
ee T
race
Nat
iona
l Rec
reat
ion
Trai
l as
it tra
vers
es
the
proj
ect a
rea.
We
led fi e
ld tr
ips,
hos
ted
a pu
blic
foru
m
in C
orbi
n, p
ublis
hed
num
erou
s ar
ticle
s an
d bl
og p
osts
, an
d sh
ared
sto
ries
and
imag
es o
f thi
s ou
tsta
ndin
g pi
ece
of K
entu
cky.
We
wor
ked
hard
to s
prea
d w
ord
abou
t thi
s pr
ojec
t, an
d to
hel
p ge
t the
pub
lic in
volv
ed.
We
thin
k th
at o
ur eff o
rts h
ad a
big
impa
ct o
n th
e fi n
al
outc
ome.
The
re a
re c
erta
inly
asp
ects
of t
he P
ine
Cre
ek
proj
ect,
and
the
envi
ronm
enta
l ana
lysi
s, th
at w
e ar
e no
t ha
ppy
with
. How
ever
, the
re’s
als
o a
lot i
n th
is p
ropo
sal t
o be
ple
ased
with
. Th
is is
a c
ompl
icat
ed p
roje
ct –
in m
any
way
s refl e
ctin
g th
e co
mpl
exity
of t
he la
ndsc
ape,
it’s
bio
dive
rsity
, and
the
myr
iad
of w
ays
that
the
publ
ic c
onne
cts
with
it.
Firs
t let
’s ta
lk a
bout
the
good
stuff .
New
old
-gro
wth
des
igna
tions
: For
the fi r
st ti
me
sinc
e ad
optio
n of
the
Fore
st P
lan
in
2004
, the
For
est S
ervi
ce e
xpan
ded
offi c
ial o
ld-g
row
th d
esig
natio
ns in
the
Dan
iel B
oone
N
atio
nal F
ores
t. Th
is is
som
ethi
ng th
at w
e’ve
bee
n ad
voca
ting
for f
or m
any
year
s.
Initi
ally,
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce p
ropo
sed
addi
ng 5
00 a
cres
to th
e D
esig
nate
d O
ld-G
row
th
Man
agem
ent P
resc
riptio
n in
the
Fore
st P
lan,
incl
udin
g 37
0 ac
res
adja
cent
to R
ock
Cre
ek R
esea
rch
Nat
ural
Are
a an
d an
othe
r 130
acr
es in
Ang
el H
ollo
w. T
hrou
ghou
t th
e an
alys
is p
roce
ss, w
e pu
shed
for l
arge
r old
-gro
wth
des
igna
tions
, inc
ludi
ng m
ore
upla
nd fo
rest
type
s. In
resp
onse
, the
For
est S
ervi
ce e
xpan
ded
the
Des
igna
ted
Old
-G
row
th d
esig
natio
n ar
ound
Ang
el H
ollo
w to
550
acr
es, f
or a
tota
l 920
new
acr
es in
this
m
anag
emen
t pre
scrip
tion.
Bot
h ar
eas
incl
ude
a co
mbi
natio
n of
old
-gro
wth
and
old
er
seco
nd-g
row
th fo
rest
s.
Dro
ppin
g 2,
000
acre
s of
she
lterw
ood
harv
ests
: The
Pin
e C
reek
pro
ject
orig
inal
ly in
-cl
uded
ove
r 3,2
00 a
cres
of e
ven-
aged
she
lterw
ood
harv
ests
. App
roxi
mat
ely
1,30
0 ac
res
wer
e pr
opos
ed to
hap
pen
over
the
next
5 to
10
year
s, w
ith a
noth
er 2
,000
acr
es to
occ
ur
afte
r abo
ut 1
0 ye
ars
in s
tand
s in
itial
ly m
anag
ed w
ith m
idst
ory
rem
oval
(non
-com
mer
cial
th
inni
ng o
f mos
tly re
d m
aple
). W
e as
ked
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce to
dro
p th
e la
tter 2
,000
ac
res
of s
helte
rwoo
d cu
ts, a
nd th
ey d
id. L
oggi
ng in
thos
e st
ands
cou
ld s
till b
e pr
opos
ed
in s
ome
futu
re p
roje
ct, b
ut fo
r now
they
will
only
be
man
aged
with
non
-com
mer
cial
mid
-st
ory
thin
ning
and
, in
som
e ar
eas,
pre
scrib
ed fi
re.
6
Fore
st S
ervi
ce a
ppro
ves
Pin
e C
ree
By J
im S
cheff
, D
irect
or
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtw
ood
Dire
ctor
, Jim
Sc
oak
in o
ne o
f the
Poi
son
Hon
ey lo
ggi
Pine
Isla
nd D
oubl
e Fa
lls: O
ver t
he c
ours
e of
the
proj
ect’s
dev
elop
men
t, vi
sita
tion
of
Pine
Isla
nd D
oubl
e Fa
lls e
xplo
ded.
We
conv
ince
d th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
to d
rop
the
shel
-te
rwoo
d lo
ggin
g pr
escr
iptio
n fo
r a 5
0-ac
re s
tand
adj
acen
t the
falls
are
a, in
clud
ing
som
e go
rgeo
us la
rge
blac
k an
d no
rther
n re
d oa
ks a
nd s
ome
nice
old
-gro
wth
tulip
pop
lars
. Th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
has
als
o co
mm
itted
to a
pub
lic p
roce
ss to
dev
elop
a tr
ail t
o ac
cess
th
e fa
lls a
nd tr
y to
lim
it th
e ex
pand
ing
and
unm
anag
ed u
ser i
mpa
cts.
Pr
otec
ting
the
Shel
tow
ee T
race
Nat
iona
l Rec
reat
ion
Trai
l: Th
e Sh
elto
wee
Tra
ce N
atio
nal R
ecre
atio
n Tr
ail
goes
thro
ugh
muc
h of
the
Pine
Cre
ek p
roje
ct a
rea,
in
clud
ing
seve
ral p
ropo
sed
harv
est a
reas
. One
sec
tion
of th
e tra
il in
par
ticul
ar, a
long
Poi
son
Hon
ey ro
ad, w
ould
ha
ve b
een
sign
ifi ca
ntly
impa
cted
. We
orig
inal
ly a
sked
th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
to d
rop
the
shel
terw
ood
pres
crip
tion
alon
g th
e ro
ad, a
nd re
rout
e th
e tra
il fro
m th
e ro
ad in
to
the
fore
st. T
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
mod
ifi ed
the
prop
osal
to
rero
ute
the
trail
thro
ugh
the
fore
st, b
ut s
till p
lann
ed a
sh
elte
rwoo
d cu
t tha
t wou
ld h
ave
sign
ifi ca
ntly
aff e
cted
th
e ex
perie
nce
of tr
ail u
sers
and
deg
rade
d th
e ar
ea’s
sc
enic
inte
grity
. Dur
ing
the
form
al o
bjec
tion
proc
ess
we
conv
ince
d th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
to c
hang
e th
e pr
escr
iptio
n of
this
uni
t to
a w
oodl
and
man
agem
ent p
resc
riptio
n. T
his
new
pre
scrip
tion
will
reta
in m
uch
mor
e th
e fo
rest
can
opy,
re
mov
e so
me
of th
e m
idst
ory,
and
incl
ude
pres
crib
ed fi
re
(alre
ady
prop
osed
for t
hat s
ectio
n). T
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
ha
s co
mm
itted
to w
orki
ng w
ith th
e Sh
elto
wee
Tra
ce
Asso
ciat
ion
on tr
ail l
ayou
t. Th
is n
ew p
resc
riptio
n, w
hile
st
ill in
clud
ing
som
e tim
ber h
arve
st, s
houl
d re
sult
in a
n op
en fo
rest
stru
ctur
e w
ith a
goo
d am
ount
of r
emai
ning
can
opy
and
larg
e tre
es.
Res
tora
tion
of fi
re-a
dapt
ed u
plan
d fo
rest
and
gra
ssla
nd c
omm
uniti
es: O
ne o
f the
m
ore
fasc
inat
ing
aspe
cts
of th
e ec
olog
y of
the
sout
hern
Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l For
est
is th
e pr
esen
ce o
f his
toric
gra
ssla
nd a
nd o
ak a
nd p
ine
sava
nnah
rem
nant
s ex
istin
g in
an
oth
erw
ise
deep
ly fo
rest
ed la
ndsc
ape.
Indi
cato
rs o
f the
se re
lict c
omm
uniti
es, l
ike
woo
d lily
, rat
tlesn
ake
mas
ter,
blaz
ing
star
s, a
nd o
ther
con
serv
ativ
e gr
assl
and
spec
ies,
ca
n be
foun
d ha
ngin
g on
alo
ng s
ome
road
side
s an
d po
wer
line
corri
dors
. Whi
le th
e ea
rlier
Gre
enw
ood
proj
ect o
n th
e St
earn
s D
istri
ct (a
ppro
ved
in 2
017)
was
ost
ensi
bly
aim
ed a
t res
torin
g th
ese
impo
rtant
nat
ural
com
mun
ities
, the
For
est S
ervi
ce in
that
pr
ojec
t fai
led
to in
tegr
ate
impo
rtant
bot
anic
al in
dica
tors
into
pla
nnin
g –
inst
ead
rely
ing
on g
ener
al a
sses
smen
ts a
nd e
mph
asiz
ing
man
agem
ent i
n lo
catio
ns w
here
ther
e w
as
good
tim
ber t
o cu
t. In
con
trast
, the
Lon
don
Dis
trict
und
erto
ok a
det
aile
d as
sess
men
t of
thes
e up
land
, fi re
-ada
pted
com
mun
ities
for t
he P
ine
Cre
ek p
roje
ct, i
nclu
ding
inpu
t and
da
ta fr
om th
e Ke
ntuc
ky Offi
ce o
f Nat
ure
Pres
erve
s, K
entu
cky
Hea
rtwoo
d, a
nd b
otan
ist
Julia
n C
ampb
ell.
This
col
labo
rativ
e eff
ort
help
ed to
iden
tify
broa
d ar
eas
and
spec
ifi c
site
s w
here
com
preh
ensi
ve re
stor
atio
n, in
clud
ing fi r
e, c
omm
erci
al a
nd n
on-c
omm
erci
al
thin
ning
, and
oth
er w
ork,
wou
ld h
ave
the
mos
t sig
nifi c
ant b
enefi
ts fo
r the
bro
ades
t sui
te
of s
peci
es. M
ost o
f the
woo
dlan
d m
anag
emen
t in
the
Pine
Cre
ek p
roje
ct w
ill ha
ppen
in
the
Pula
ski C
ount
y si
de o
f the
Roc
kcas
tle R
iver
.7
ek p
roje
ct. H
ere’
s w
hat i
t mea
ns. (C
ont’d
on
page
8)
cheff
, do
cum
ents
a la
rge
whi
te
ng u
nits
