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All original artwork by Laurie Schimmoeller No new trees cut for our newsletters! Contains 100% post-consumer FSC certified recycled materials .Please share, recycle & repurpose this newsletter. Kentucky Heartwood P.O. Box 1486 Berea, KY 40403 1 NEWSLETTER Spring 2019 KENTUCKY HEARTWOOD Senator Rand Paul continues push to sell off parts of Daniel Boone National Forest In February, Senator Rand Paul introduced a last-minute amendment to the Senate Natural Resources Manage- ment Act that would have required Secretary of Agricul- ture Sonny Purdue to sell off an undisclosed amount of the Daniel Boone National Forest in McCreary and Pulaski Counties with no public input or environmental review. Paul’s amendment failed after a massive backlash. During the 36 hours leading up to the vote, Kentucky Heartwood’s blog post was viewed by nearly 450,000 people as our call to action went nation-wide, and the Sen- ate Energy and Natural Resources committee line was slammed with calls opposing Paul’s amendment. Undeterred by the backlash, Paul held a hearing in McCreary County in May that continued to scapegoat the Daniel Boone National Forest and Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area for the real and complicated econom- ic struggles of the county. Senator Paul and McCreary County officials are pushing hard to sell off national forest lands along US-27, KY-90, and Peters Mountain Rd. under the premise that there’s no private land with highway frontage to support development. However, our analysis shows that 63% of the frontage along US-27 in McCreary County is privately owned, including a great deal of undeveloped property and an unfortunate number of closed or abandoned businesses. Private property is similarly available along KY- 90, and Peters Mountain Rd., which straddles the DBNF/BSF boundary, has several undeveloped private inholdings. At the McCreary County forum, several featured speakers talked about the need for more and better-maintained recreational infrastructure on national forest and national park lands. No one bothered to point out that Senator Paul has long and successfully advocated for strangling the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service of the funds and staff needed to support trails, campgrounds, and recreational manage- ment. Paul also made up stories of fake endangered species to bash the Endangered Species Act. Cleary this story isn’t over. If you get any tips, please let us know. You can watch the hearing on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShQ78NYH9Qw
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g 20
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KENTUCKY
HEARTWOOD
Sena
tor R
and
Paul
con
tinue
s pu
sh to
sel
l off
par
ts o
f Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l For
est
In F
ebru
ary,
Sen
ator
Ran
d Pa
ul in
trodu
ced
a la
st-m
inut
e am
endm
ent t
o th
e Se
nate
Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es M
anag
e-m
ent A
ct th
at w
ould
hav
e re
quire
d Se
cret
ary
of A
gric
ul-
ture
Son
ny P
urdu
e to
sel
l off
an u
ndis
clos
ed a
mou
nt o
f th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne N
atio
nal F
ores
t in
McC
rear
y an
d Pu
lask
i Cou
ntie
s w
ith n
o pu
blic
in
put o
r env
ironm
enta
l rev
iew.
Pau
l’s a
men
dmen
t fai
led
afte
r a m
assi
ve b
ackl
ash.
D
urin
g th
e 36
hou
rs le
adin
g up
to th
e vo
te, K
entu
cky
Hea
rtwoo
d’s
blog
pos
t was
vi
ewed
by
near
ly 4
50,0
00 p
eopl
e as
our
cal
l to
actio
n w
ent n
atio
n-w
ide,
and
the
Sen-
ate
Ener
gy a
nd N
atur
al R
esou
rces
com
mitt
ee li
ne w
as s
lam
med
with
cal
ls o
ppos
ing
Paul
’s a
men
dmen
t. U
ndet
erre
d by
the
back
lash
, Pau
l hel
d a
hear
ing
in M
cCre
ary
Cou
nty
in M
ay th
at c
ontin
ued
to s
cape
goat
the
Dan
iel B
oone
Nat
iona
l For
est a
nd B
ig
Sout
h Fo
rk N
atio
nal R
iver
and
Rec
reat
ion
Area
for t
he re
al a
nd c
ompl
icat
ed e
cono
m-
ic s
trugg
les
of th
e co
unty
. Se
nato
r Pau
l and
McC
rear
y C
ount
y offi
cia
ls a
re p
ushi
ng h
ard
to s
ell o
ff na
tiona
l fo
rest
land
s al
ong
US-
27, K
Y-90
, and
Pet
ers
Mou
ntai
n R
d. u
nder
the
prem
ise
that
th
ere’
s no
priv
ate
land
with
hig
hway
fron
tage
to s
uppo
rt de
velo
pmen
t. H
owev
er, o
ur
anal
ysis
sho
ws
that
63%
of t
he fr
onta
ge a
long
US-
27 in
McC
rear
y C
ount
y is
priv
atel
y ow
ned,
incl
udin
g a
grea
t dea
l of u
ndev
elop
ed p
rope
rty a
nd a
n un
fortu
nate
num
ber o
f cl
osed
or a
band
oned
bus
ines
ses.
Priv
ate
prop
erty
is s
imila
rly a
vaila
ble
alon
g KY
-90
, and
Pet
ers
Mou
ntai
n R
d., w
hich
stra
ddle
s th
e D
BNF/
BSF
boun
dary
, has
sev
eral
un
deve
lope
d pr
ivat
e in
hold
ings
. At
the
McC
rear
y C
ount
y fo
rum
, sev
eral
feat
ured
spe
aker
s ta
lked
abo
ut th
e ne
ed fo
r m
ore
and
bette
r-mai
ntai
ned
recr
eatio
nal i
nfra
stru
ctur
e on
nat
iona
l for
est a
nd n
atio
nal
park
land
s. N
o on
e bo
ther
ed to
poi
nt o
ut th
at S
enat
or P
aul h
as lo
ng a
nd s
ucce
ssfu
lly
advo
cate
d fo
r stra
nglin
g th
e U
.S. F
ores
t Ser
vice
and
Nat
iona
l Par
k Se
rvic
e of
the
fund
s an
d st
aff n
eede
d to
sup
port
trails
, cam
pgro
unds
, and
recr
eatio
nal m
anag
e-m
ent.
Paul
als
o m
ade
up s
torie
s of
fake
end
ange
red
spec
ies
to b
ash
the
Enda
nger
ed
Spec
ies
Act.
Cle
ary
this
sto
ry is
n’t o
ver.
If yo
u ge
t any
tips
, ple
ase
let u
s kn
ow. Y
ou c
an w
atch
the
hear
ing
on Y
ouTu
be a
t ww
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utub
e.co
m/w
atch
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ls o
n pa
ge 9
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NT
UC
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AR
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RSH
IP F
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o: P
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Box
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6, B
erea
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404
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tact
us
at:
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se a
dd m
y na
me
to t
he li
st o
f pe
ople
who
wan
t to
see
Ken
tuck
y’s
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ic la
nds
prot
ecte
d.
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11
Now
here
in th
e D
raft
EA d
oes
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce a
ctua
lly s
ay th
at th
ey in
tend
to in
-cr
ease
the
amou
nt o
f the
fore
st g
ettin
g cu
t. Bu
t it’s
cle
ar th
at in
crea
sing
logg
ing
is th
e re
ason
beh
ind
the
prop
osal
. The
Dra
ft EA
sta
tes
only
that
“The
Pro
pose
d ac
tion
will
not i
ncre
ase
vege
tatio
n m
anag
emen
t vol
ume
extra
cted
iden
tifi e
d in
the
2004
For
est
Plan
.” W
hat’s
left
out i
s th
at m
eetin
g th
e es
tabl
ishe
d Fo
rest
Pla
n tim
ber h
arve
st g
oals
–
whi
ch w
ere
wid
ely
oppo
sed
durin
g th
e Fo
rest
Pla
n re
visi
on p
roce
ss –
wou
ld m
ean
near
ly tr
iplin
g of
the
amou
nt o
f tim
ber c
ut o
n th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne.
Perio
dica
lly re
visi
ng m
anag
emen
t pla
ns b
ased
on
upda
ted
scie
nce
and
evol
ving
con
-se
rvat
ion
stra
tegi
es c
an b
e a
resp
onsi
ble
thin
g to
do.
Am
endi
ng th
e Fo
rest
Pla
n w
ith
resp
ect t
o en
dang
ered
bat
s or
oth
er a
t-ris
k sp
ecie
s is
not
nec
essa
rily
bad.
But
eve
n th
e U
.S. F
ish
and
Wild
life
Serv
ice
has
been
crit
ical
of t
he p
ropo
sal,
stat
ing
in th
eir
early
com
men
ts th
at “I
f the
act
ion
is c
arrie
d ou
t as
prop
osed
, an
incr
ease
in a
dver
se
eff e
cts
on fe
dera
lly-li
sted
spe
cies
is a
ntic
ipat
ed.”
This
pro
pose
d Pl
an A
men
dmen
t is
not
com
ing
out o
f con
cern
for p
rote
ctin
g en
-da
nger
ed b
ats,
or p
rote
ctin
g ou
r mos
t im
-pe
riled
aqu
atic
spe
cies
. It’s
com
ing
from
a
desi
re to
see
mor
e tim
ber c
ut o
n m
ore
acre
s, a
nd w
e th
ink
that
’s a
pro
blem
. Th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
ant
icip
ates
issu
ing
a de
cisi
on th
is s
umm
er. A
ssum
ing
ther
e ar
e no
maj
or c
hang
es to
the
prop
osal
, w
e ar
e pr
epar
ing
for a
maj
or c
halle
nge
to
ensu
re p
rote
ctio
ns fo
r our
end
ange
red,
fo
rest
-dw
ellin
g ba
ts.
(Bat
s, c
on’t)
Trina Peiffer, Dr. Bob Davis,
Molly Rowan, Hilary Lambert,
Robert Klein, Dorothy R
Butler, Joe Childers, Ray &
Mary Barry, Betsy Bennett,
Betty Beshoar & Mark Roberts,
Lane Boldman, Ron Cicerello,
William Coffey, Kate Cunningham,
James Cuppy, Dave Cooper,
Grace & Patty Draus, Melinda
Erickson, Doug Doerrfeld, Ben &
Patricia Griffith, Clay & Donna
Goebeler, Donna & LB Hawkins,
Jerry Hardt, Jane Post & Tim
Hensley, Glenn & Christa Jilek,
Rosanne Fitts & Tim Klarer, Judy & Steven
Lippman, Gwen Marshall, Judith McCandless,
David & Sandy McFarland, Marcie McGuire,
Mary Miller, David Nickell, Jerry Redden, John
Scott, Ada Taylor, Jeanne Van Arsdall, Ellen Sisti
Wade, Dave & Carol Howe, Marjorie Warden, Hugh Archer,
Moses Naedele, Charles A Bowsher, Arwen Donahue & David
Wagoner, Steve & Sandy Dorsett, John & Linda Finley, Barry
Howard, Frank Robey, Barbara & John J Sinai, Mary Frank
Slaughter, Thorne & Sally Vail, Christopher Howerton, Carl
Vogel & Alice Howell, Keith Caye, Michael McDonald, Gary
Hedrick, Kathy Wright, Cynthia M & Kevin Kewin, Sue &
Carey Koplowitz, Craig & Teresa Williams, Thomas Emerson
Ballard, Martha Brown, Andrea & Clark Palmer, Nicholas
Petit, Connie May & Loren Curtis, Joe & Mary Beth O’Reilly
in honor of Barbara West & Vertner Smith, Mirra Esther
Shapiro, H Garrett & Lane B Adams, David A Collins,
Iris Elizabeth Brown, J. Howard Johnson, Edith Bingham,
Peter Hrarbak, Peter & Phyllis Rogers in memory of Mary
Rogers, Steven Roby, Sheila W Reott, Leah Adams, Doug
Meece, Herbert Ellis, Gwenna Bates, Jessica Bryant, Hannah
Cossett, Jennifer Cecil, Demona, Melinda Martin, Jessica
Martin, Renee Mc Aninch, Lindsey McPherson, Jason Murphy,
Heather Patrick, Tom Payne, Lucas Shepherd, Rachael,
Adrian & Atticus Smith, Blake Van Sanford, Jeff Wright,
Laura Zaspel, in honor of Dr. Timothy H Taylor,
Robert Padgett, Scott Reeves, Carly Muettereties,
Cody Fergenson, Alice Johnston, Lydia Wallace, Carrie
Van Winkle, Kelly Holmberg, Homer White, Gerry
James, Garrett Hedrick, Christopher Morris,
Michael Fleck,
Edward Fleck.Th
ank
You
10
Afte
r a lo
ng, s
low
sea
son
germ
inat
ing
belo
w th
e su
rface
, th
e se
eds
that
we
plan
ted
last
yea
r for
our
new
nat
ure
conn
ectio
n m
ento
ring
prog
ram
, the
Ris
e &
Roo
t Rew
ild-
ing
Proj
ect,
have
spr
oute
d an
d be
gun
to b
loss
om.
With
sup
port
from
the
Kent
ucky
Fou
ndat
ion
for W
om-
en’s
Art
Mee
ts A
ctiv
ism
gra
nt, w
e off
er s
ingl
e da
y na
ture
co
nnec
tion
adve
ntur
es a
nd a
n on
goin
g Fo
rest
Sch
ool,
invi
ting
kids
into
dee
p re
latio
nshi
p w
ith th
e w
ild w
orld
and
th
eir w
ild s
elve
s.
We
belie
ve th
at k
ids
need
wild
pla
ces,
and
that
wild
pla
c-es
nee
d ki
ds w
ho c
are.
We
belie
ve th
at c
are
is b
orn
of c
onne
ctio
n. A
nd s
o w
ith th
e R
ise
& R
oot R
ewild
ing
Proj
ect,
we’
re n
urtu
ring
conn
ectio
n an
d he
lpin
g to
em
pow
er
thes
e yo
ung’
uns—
our f
utur
e el
ders
!—to
be
a th
rivin
g pa
rt of
the
com
plex
eco
logi
cal
and
cultu
ral c
omm
unity
of t
his
time
and
plac
e.W
hat d
o w
e m
ean
by ‘r
ewild
ing’
? W
e m
ean
know
ing
in o
ur g
uts,
in o
ur h
earts
, and
in
our
bra
ins
that
we’
re p
art o
f the
livi
ng w
orld
: and
act
ing
acco
rdin
gly.
We
mea
n en
cour
agin
g ki
ds to
use
all
of th
eir s
ense
s, in
habi
t the
ir bo
dies
, and
dev
elop
sys
tem
s th
inki
ng. W
e m
ean
leve
ragi
ng o
ur p
rivile
ge to
war
d bi
odiv
ersi
ty a
nd c
onsi
derin
g ot
her
spec
ies
with
the
sam
e re
spec
t we
gran
t our
ow
n. W
e m
ean
wea
ving
a c
ultu
re o
f cur
i-os
ity, o
f con
sent
, and
of c
ompa
ssio
n.Th
roug
hout
the
mon
th o
f Apr
il, w
e ho
sted
a s
erie
s of
free
, sin
gle-
day
natu
re c
onne
c-tio
n ad
vent
ures
, inv
iting
you
ng’u
ns to
join
us
in C
oyot
e H
olle
r, th
e 20
0 ac
res
of fo
r-es
ts, m
eado
ws,
thic
kets
, wat
erfa
lls, c
liffl i
nes,
and
cav
es in
Roc
kcas
tle C
ount
y w
here
w
e m
ake
our h
ome
and
whe
re R
ise
& R
oot i
s ba
sed
(als
o th
e lo
catio
n of
Cum
berla
nd
Ecof
ores
try’s
pilo
t site
). Th
e re
spon
se fr
om th
e ki
ds w
as in
spiri
ng. O
n th
ose
fi rst
day
s it
took
hou
rs ju
st to
win
d ou
r way
dow
n in
to th
e ho
ller p
rope
r bec
ause
ther
e w
as s
o m
uch
exci
tem
ent a
bout
eve
ryth
ing
alon
g th
e w
ay. T
hese
sin
gle-
day
even
ts p
lant
the
seed
s th
at w
e’re
then
abl
e to
nur
ture
in o
ur o
ngo-
ing
Fore
st S
choo
l.O
ur F
ores
t Sch
ool i
s th
e he
art o
f Ris
e &
Roo
t, w
here
we
gath
er w
ith th
e sa
me
grou
ps o
f kid
s th
roug
hout
the
year
. We
curre
ntly
off e
r For
est
Scho
ol s
essi
ons
for k
ids
aged
8 –
12
on a
ltern
at-
ing
Sund
ays,
and
for k
ids
aged
4 –
7 o
n al
tern
at-
ing
Wed
nesd
ays.
The
se a
re fu
ll da
ys (7
-8 h
ours
), al
low
ing
us to
slo
w d
own
and
sink
in.
Alon
g w
ith d
irect
toes
-in-th
e-di
rt ex
perie
nce,
st
orie
s ar
e ce
ntra
l to
how
we
fost
er c
onne
ctio
n.
Men
tors
sha
re s
torie
s, o
f cou
rse,
but
eve
n m
ore
impo
rtant
is fo
r kid
s to
tell
thei
r ow
n st
orie
s an
d be
de
eply
hea
rd. W
hen
we
tell
a st
ory,
we
inte
grat
e ex
perie
nces
and
val
ues
into
our
nar
rativ
es o
f sel
f. An
d so
eve
n as
we
clim
b th
e lo
ng h
ill
3
Kid
s R
oot D
eep
in N
ew F
ores
t Sch
ool
(Con
t’d o
n pa
ge 8
)
By X
yara
Asp
len
4
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtwoo
d su
bmitt
ed d
etai
led
com
-m
ents
in A
pril
on th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
’s p
ropo
sal
to a
men
d th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne N
atio
nal F
ores
t m
anag
emen
t pla
n. T
he p
ropo
sed
amen
dmen
ts
wou
ld w
eake
n pr
otec
tions
for f
eder
ally
-end
an-
gere
d In
dian
a ba
ts (M
yotis
sod
alis
) and
fede
ral-
ly-th
reat
ened
nor
ther
n lo
ng-e
ared
bat
s (M
yotis
se
pten
trion
alis
).
The
Fore
st P
lan
curre
ntly
incl
udes
bin
ding
st
anda
rds
that
rest
rict l
oggi
ng in
som
e ar
eas
durin
g ce
rtain
tim
es o
f the
yea
r to
redu
ce ri
sk
of h
arm
ing
enda
nger
ed b
ats.
The
se re
stric
tions
ar
e pa
rticu
larly
impo
rtant
in p
rote
ctin
g m
ater
nity
co
loni
es d
urin
g th
e es
peci
ally
vul
nera
ble
perio
d w
hen
youn
g ar
e no
nvol
ant (
cann
ot fl
y). T
he
rest
rictio
ns h
ave
also
con
tribu
ted
to th
e Fo
rest
Se
rvic
e’s
inab
ility
to lo
g m
uch
mor
e th
an a
bout
1,0
00 a
cres
per
yea
r on
the
Dan
iel
Boon
e si
nce
the
Fore
st P
lan
was
ado
pted
in 2
004.
But
they
wan
t tha
t to
chan
ge.
The
agen
cy, h
owev
er, i
s no
t bei
ng h
ones
t abo
ut w
hy th
ese
chan
ges
have
bee
n pr
opos
ed. I
n th
e D
raft
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent,
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce s
tate
s th
at
liftin
g lo
ggin
g re
stric
tions
is n
eede
d to
shi
ft lo
ggin
g to
drie
r par
ts o
f the
yea
r, an
d th
eref
ore
bette
r lim
it se
dim
enta
tion
in s
tream
s w
hich
cou
ld im
pact
aqu
atic
spe
cies
lis
ted
unde
r the
End
ange
red
Spec
ies
Act.
Thes
e sp
ecie
s in
clud
e th
e Ke
ntuc
ky a
r-ro
w d
arte
r, C
umbe
rland
dar
ter,
blac
ksid
e da
ce, a
nd a
wid
e ra
nge
of th
reat
ened
and
en
dang
ered
mus
sels
. Tha
t sou
nds
reas
onab
le, u
ntil
you
dig
deep
er.
In th
e en
viro
nmen
tal a
naly
sis
for e
ach
and
ever
y tim
ber s
ale
on th
e D
anie
l Boo
ne
Nat
iona
l For
est,
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce s
tate
s em
phat
ical
ly th
at th
e am
ount
of s
edim
ent
reac
hing
stre
ams
from
thei
r tim
ber o
pera
tions
is m
inim
al, a
nd w
ill no
t im
pact
thre
at-
ened
and
end
ange
red
aqua
tic s
peci
es a
nd th
eir h
abita
ts. E
very
. Sin
gle.
Pro
ject
. If
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce n
eeds
to re
duce
pro
tect
ions
for e
ndan
gere
d ba
ts to
pro
tect
vu
lner
able
aqu
atic
spe
cies
from
logg
ing,
doe
s th
at m
ean
that
thei
r log
ging
pro
ject
s ar
e, in
fact
, deg
radi
ng a
quat
ic h
abita
ts?
If so
, will
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce c
omm
it to
can
-ce
lling
all a
ctiv
e tim
ber s
ales
unt
il th
e pr
ojec
ts c
an b
e re
vise
d to
ade
quat
ely
prot
ect
aqua
tic s
peci
es?
It’s
doub
tful.
But t
he a
genc
y ca
n’t h
ave
it bo
th w
ays.
So w
hat’s
this
real
ly a
bout
?Th
e ne
ed to
incr
ease
the
“pac
e an
d sc
ale”
of “
rest
orat
ion”
(rea
d: lo
ggin
g) h
as
beco
me
an o
ngoi
ng n
arra
tive
acro
ss th
e U
.S. N
atio
nal F
ores
t sys
tem
. In
rece
nt
year
s, w
e’ve
had
to re
spon
d to
a n
on-s
top
barra
ge o
f leg
al a
nd re
gula
tory
atte
mpt
s to
roll
back
pub
lic p
artic
ipat
ion
and
envi
ronm
enta
l pro
tect
ions
on
our p
ublic
land
s.
From
the
“Res
ilient
Fed
eral
For
ests
Act
” to
Pres
iden
t Tru
mp’
s Ex
ecut
ive
Ord
er o
n na
tiona
l for
ests
, to
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce’s
soo
n to
be
rele
ased
revi
sion
s of
its
NEP
A pr
oced
ures
, it’s
all
abou
t get
ting
mor
e lo
gs o
ut o
f the
fore
st, a
nd fa
ster
.
Fore
st S
ervi
ce p
ropo
ses
to w
eake
n pr
otec
tion
s fo
r en
dang
ered
bat
s to
incr
ease
logg
ing
on B
oone
(Con
t’d o
n pa
ge 1
1)9
Shor
t Tak
esN
ext M
eetin
g: O
ur n
ext c
ounc
il m
eetin
g is
sc
hedu
led
for T
uesd
ay, J
une
18. W
e ge
n-er
ally
mee
t on
the
third
Tue
sday
of e
ach
mon
th, f
rom
7-9
pm
in L
exin
gton
. Cal
l or
emai
l for
dire
ctio
ns to
the
mee
ting
plac
e.
All a
re w
elco
me!
Join
us
at th
e W
hipp
oorw
ill F
estiv
al:
Kent
ucky
Hea
rtwoo
d is
pro
ud to
be
a sp
onso
r of t
he 9
th a
nnua
l Whi
ppoo
rwill
Fest
ival
- Sk
ills fo
r Ear
th-F
riend
ly L
iv-
ing!
! Joi
n us
ther
e Ju
ly 1
9-21
, 201
9, a
t the
gor
geou
s La
go L
inda
Hid
eaw
ay, n
ear t
he
Red
Riv
er G
orge
in B
eatty
ville
, Ken
tuck
y. T
he g
oal o
f the
Whi
ppoo
rwill
Fest
ival
is to
pr
omot
e su
stai
nabl
e liv
ing
in A
ppal
achi
a by
sha
ring
earth
-frie
ndly
livi
ng s
kills
with
one
an
othe
r in
a jo
yful
, hea
lthy,
fam
ily-fr
iend
ly a
tmos
pher
e. 2
019
will
be th
e ni
nth
year
for
the
fest
ival
, and
we
hope
to c
ontin
ue to
gro
w a
nd le
arn
toge
ther
!
14th
Ann
ual M
usic
Fes
t: Sa
turd
ay, J
uly
27, 2
019,
3 -
10 p
m. R
ain
or S
hine
. Joi
n Ke
ntuc
ky H
eartw
ood
for a
one
-of-a
-kin
d fe
stiv
al fe
atur
ing
a yo
uth
mus
ic c
onte
st, a
rt ex
hibi
tors
, chi
ldre
n’s
activ
ities
, a c
halk
dra
win
g co
mpe
titio
n, h
ands
-on
wor
ksho
ps, a
fo
lk d
ance
, and
ent
erta
inm
ent b
y or
igin
al b
ands
Jas
min
e Fo
uts
and
The
Sexy
Ton
es.
We
can’
t wai
t to
see
you
at th
is a
maz
ing
gath
erin
g of
peo
ple!
Reg
istra
tion
fee
for t
he
mus
ic c
ompe
titio
n is
$10
.00
per a
ct. A
dmis
sion
fee
for a
ll ot
hers
is $
8.00
per
per
son;
ch
ildre
n 12
and
und
er a
re fr
ee.
All w
orks
hops
are
free
with
regi
stra
tion.
Reg
istra
tion
is n
ow o
pen
for t
he y
outh
Mus
ic C
onte
st. T
he n
umbe
r of c
onte
stan
ts w
ill be
lim
ited,
so
regi
ster
ear
ly! V
isit
our w
ebsi
te o
r con
tact
Chr
is S
chim
moe
ller a
t 502
-226
-575
1 to
si
gn u
p. T
he c
ompe
titio
n is
sep
arat
ed in
to tw
o ca
tego
ries,
age
s 8-
12 a
nd a
ges
13-1
8.
The
priz
e fo
r the
win
ner o
f eac
h ca
tego
ry is
$10
0.00
and
a s
pect
acul
ar tr
ophy
cre
ated
by
arti
st a
nd re
tired
Ken
tuck
y St
ate
Uni
vers
ity p
rofe
ssor
Jeff
Ale
xand
er, w
ho li
ves
in
the
Millv
ille a
rea.
We
are
also
acc
eptin
g sp
onso
rs a
nd b
ooth
regi
stra
tions
.
Offl
ine?
No
Prob
lem
! If y
ou a
re n
ot a
n in
tern
et u
ser,
plea
se a
lway
s fe
el fr
ee to
cal
l or
sen
d us
a le
tter i
f you
wou
ld li
ke to
be
notifi
ed
of e
vent
s th
at a
re s
ched
uled
be-
twee
n ne
wsl
ette
rs. W
e’ll
glad
ly g
ive
you
a ca
ll or
sen
d yo
u a
lette
r to
let y
ou k
now
as
thin
gs g
et s
ched
uled
.
Fore
st S
ervi
ce p
ropo
ses
new
logg
ing
near
C
ave
Run
Lak
e: A
s w
e w
ere
goin
g to
pre
ss, t
he
Fore
st S
ervi
ce fo
rmal
ly re
leas
ed th
e “Im
prov
ing
Con
ditio
ns in
the
Blac
kwat
er W
ater
shed
” pro
ject
. Th
e pr
ojec
t is
loca
ted
on th
e ea
st s
ide
of C
ave
Run
Lak
e, a
nd in
clud
es a
wid
e ra
nge
of a
ctio
ns,
incl
udin
g ne
arly
2,0
00 a
cres
of l
oggi
ng. W
e’ll
have
m
ore
anal
ysis
and
det
ail s
oon
on o
ur w
ebsi
te.
Com
men
ts a
re d
ue b
y Ju
ne 2
1st.
8
back
up
out o
f the
hol
ler a
t the
end
of a
full
day
of g
ames
, exp
lora
tion,
pla
nt-lo
re,
craf
ting,
and
eco
logi
cal l
esso
ns, w
e ca
rry th
at id
entit
y an
d th
ose
conn
ectio
ns o
ut w
ith
us. W
e ar
e w
ild.
On
our fi
rst d
ay o
f For
est S
choo
l, tw
o yo
ung
peop
le n
ew to
Coy
ote
Hol
ler s
lippe
d qu
ietly
with
me
betw
een
drip
ping
lim
esto
ne w
alls
to w
here
the
sprin
g w
e dr
ink
from
co
mes
out
of t
he to
p of
a c
ave,
fi lte
red
by th
e in
tact
fore
st o
f the
aqu
ifer r
echa
rge
zone
. Thi
s w
ild w
ater
is a
s pr
istin
e as
the
slow
jour
ney
thro
ugh
the
livin
g so
il w
eb,
myc
elia
l mat
s, a
ncie
nt ro
ot s
yste
ms,
san
d, a
nd s
tone
can
mak
e it.
As
if to
rem
ind
us o
f its
pre
ciou
s pu
rity,
mor
e th
an a
doz
en c
ave
sala
man
ders
dra
ped
them
selv
es, l
ong-
taile
d an
d la
ngui
d, o
ver w
et ro
ck, w
atch
ing
us a
s ca
refu
lly a
s w
e w
atch
ed th
em. L
ater
, bac
k in
the
mea
dow,
we
scan
ned
fi eld
gui
des
to c
onfi r
m th
e sp
ecie
s id
entit
y (a
nd a
bsor
b im
ages
and
idea
s ab
out o
ther
am
phib
ians
alo
ng th
e w
ay).
We
cont
rast
ed th
e ca
ve s
alam
ande
rs w
ith th
e re
d-sp
otte
d sa
lam
ande
rs w
ho
live
in th
e sm
all p
ond
that
the
sprin
g fe
eds
into
, fol
low
ing
thei
r life
cyc
le fr
om w
ater
to
woo
ds a
nd b
ack
agai
n, e
xplo
ring
the
inte
rcon
nect
edne
ss o
f hyd
rolo
gy, g
eolo
gy, b
iol-
ogy.
We
rem
embe
red
that
the
sala
man
ders
stil
l thr
ive
here
, in
Coy
ote
Hol
ler,
beca
use
ther
e ar
e st
ill ol
d tre
es o
n th
e sl
opes
abo
ve th
e sp
ring
and
dive
rse
inse
ct c
omm
uni-
ties.
(All
rela
tive,
of c
ours
e, in
this
age
of e
coci
de.)
With
Ris
e &
Roo
t, w
e jo
yful
ly in
vite
hum
ans
to k
now
our
pla
ce in
that
web
of c
onne
c-tio
n, to
be
wild
and
who
le. A
s R
ilke
said
, “If
we
surre
nder
ed to
ear
th’s
inte
lligen
ce, w
e co
uld
rise
up ro
oted
, lik
e tre
es.”
We’
re s
o gr
atef
ul fo
r the
opp
ortu
nity
to ro
ot d
eep
and
rise
stro
ng w
ith th
e fa
milie
s w
ho jo
in u
s in
this
wor
k!To
lear
n m
ore,
ple
ase
visi
t us
onlin
e at
http
://w
ww.
kyhe
artw
ood.
org/
rise-
and-
root
-re-
wild
ing.
htm
l, on
Fac
eboo
k at
http
s://w
ww.
face
book
.com
/rise
andr
ootre
wild
ing/
, and
on
Inst
agra
m a
t http
s://w
ww.
inst
agra
m.c
om/ri
sean
droo
t_re
wild
ing/
.
(Ris
e &
Roo
t, co
n’t)
5
The
decl
ine
of E
aste
rn h
emlo
ck in
Nor
th A
mer
ica
is o
ngoi
ng, b
ut s
o ar
e Ke
ntuc
ky
Hea
rtwoo
d’s
eff o
rts to
rais
e aw
aren
ess
of th
e cr
isis
and
sav
e as
man
y tre
es a
s w
e ca
n. S
o fa
r thi
s se
ason
we’
ve h
oste
d tw
o vo
lunt
eer d
ays
whe
re w
e he
lped
trea
t ove
r 1,
000
hem
lock
tree
s. O
ur fi
nal h
emlo
ck v
olun
teer
day
of 2
019
will
be o
n W
edne
sday
, Ju
ne 5
, whe
re w
e’ll
be tr
eatin
g tre
es a
long
the
Shel
tow
ee T
race
from
192
to V
anho
ok
Falls
. Thi
s ve
ry p
opul
ar s
ectio
n of
the
Trac
e pa
sses
thro
ugh
an e
xten
sive
hem
lock
gr
ove
on it
s w
ay p
ast a
ser
ies
of c
asca
des,
poo
ls, a
nd w
ater
falls
. Dea
th o
f hem
lock
s in
the
com
ing
year
s w
ill re
sult
in a
larg
e nu
mbe
r of t
reef
alls
acr
oss
the
trail.
By
treat
-in
g a
corri
dor a
long
the
trail
we
can
save
hem
lock
s an
d ke
ep th
e Sh
elto
wee
pas
s-ab
le. M
any
of th
e he
mlo
cks
near
the
trail
brid
ge o
n C
ane
Cre
ek a
re a
lread
y dy
ing,
so
this
may
be
our b
est c
hanc
e to
sav
e tre
es in
this
are
a. D
etai
ls fo
r the
vol
unte
er e
vent
w
ill be
on
our F
aceb
ook
page
and
at w
ww.
hope
forh
emlo
cksk
y.or
g.
We’
ve a
lso
parti
cipa
ted
in th
e re
leas
e of
two
batc
hes
of L
aric
obiu
s ni
grin
us a
nd o
ne
of L
aric
obiu
s os
aken
sis
beet
les
alon
g th
e Sh
elto
wee
Tra
ce n
ear H
awk
Cre
ek. T
hese
sp
ecie
s of
bee
tles
are
spec
ialis
ts th
at e
at h
emlo
ck w
oolly
ade
lgid
. We
wer
e ab
le to
ob
tain
abo
ut 1
,600
bee
tles
from
the
bene
fi cia
l ins
ects
lab
at th
e U
nive
rsity
of T
enne
s-se
e in
retu
rn fo
r our
pro
vidi
ng fo
od to
the
lab
for r
earin
g la
st y
ear.
W
e’ve
als
o ha
d ou
r sec
ond
roun
d of
prin
t and
web
adv
ertis
emen
ts ru
nnin
g in
new
s-pa
pers
acr
oss
East
ern
Kent
ucky
. The
goa
l of t
he a
d ca
mpa
ign
is to
mak
e pr
ivat
e la
ndow
ners
aw
are
of th
e cr
isis
and
poi
nt th
em to
war
d th
e re
sour
ces
at o
ur h
emlo
ck
web
por
tal,
ww
w.ho
pefo
rhem
lock
sky.
org.
The
re th
ey c
an fi
nd re
com
men
datio
ns a
nd
step
by
step
inst
ruct
ions
for t
reat
ing
infe
sted
hem
lock
s, o
r pro
tect
ing
heal
thy
trees
fro
m in
fest
atio
n. S
o fa
r we’
ve re
ceiv
ed q
uite
a fe
w p
hone
cal
ls fr
om la
ndow
ners
see
k-in
g ad
vice
and
hel
p. W
e’ll
soon
be
wor
king
on
a pr
int b
roch
ure
for d
istri
butio
n th
at w
ill co
ntai
n an
abr
idge
d ve
rsio
n of
the
info
rmat
ion
on th
e w
ebsi
te, i
nclu
ding
bes
t pra
ctic
-es
for t
reat
ing
trees
on
priv
ate
land
.
Eff
orts
to S
ave
Ken
tuck
y’s
Hem
lock
s C
onti
nue
Last
yea
r the
For
est S
ervi
ce re
leas
ed a
pro
posa
l to
log
over
3,0
00 a
cres
of t
he R
edbi
rd
Dis
trict
as
part
of th
e So
uth
Red
bird
Wild
life
Enha
ncem
ent P
roje
ct. M
ost o
f the
pro
-po
sed
logg
ing
wou
ld b
e ev
en-a
ged
“she
lterw
ood”
har
vest
s th
at c
ut m
ost o
f the
tree
s on
are
as u
p to
350
acr
es o
n st
eep
slop
es a
bove
stre
ams
desi
gnat
ed a
s C
ritic
al H
abita
t fo
r the
fede
rally
-thre
aten
ed K
entu
cky
arro
w d
arte
r. O
nly
15%
of t
he fo
rest
in th
e pr
ojec
t ar
ea is
ove
r 100
yea
rs o
ld. T
he F
ores
t Ser
vice
thin
ks th
at’s
too
muc
h, a
nd p
lans
to c
ut
near
ly a
qua
rter o
f tho
se o
lder
fore
sts.
O
nly
2% o
f the
pro
ject
are
a ha
s be
en
inve
ntor
ied
as b
eing
ove
r 130
yea
rs o
ld,
incl
udin
g a
50-a
cre
stan
d on
Litt
le F
lat
Cre
ek th
at th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
has
pro
pose
d fo
r a s
helte
rwoo
d cu
t. Pr
evio
us F
ores
t Se
rvic
e in
vent
orie
s st
ated
that
the
stan
d is
13
5 ye
ars-
old,
whi
ch w
ould
qua
lify
it fo
r a
mor
e rig
orou
s ex
amin
atio
n as
pot
entia
l old
-gr
owth
. Thi
s m
ore
deta
iled
look
is re
quire
d by
the
Fore
st P
lan,
whi
ch in
corp
orat
es th
e R
egio
n 8
Gui
danc
e fo
r Con
serv
ing
and
Res
torin
g O
ld-G
row
th F
ores
t Com
mun
ities
. O
ld-g
row
th d
eter
min
atio
n in
the
R8
Gui
d-an
ce is
bas
ed o
n fo
ur c
riter
ia: s
tand
age
, di
stur
banc
e hi
stor
y, b
asal
are
a, a
nd d
ensi
ty
of la
rge
trees
. La
st fa
ll, w
e ex
amin
ed th
e st
and
and
foun
d th
at it
exh
ibits
goo
d ol
d-gr
owth
cha
ract
er-
istic
s fo
r the
Dry
-Mes
ic O
ak F
ores
t com
mun
ity ty
pe a
s de
scrib
ed in
the
R8
Gui
danc
e,
and
appe
ars
to m
eet a
ll of
the
nece
ssar
y op
erat
iona
l crit
eria
for d
esig
natio
n as
old
-gr
owth
. We
wro
te to
the
Dis
trict
Ran
ger d
escr
ibin
g ou
r obs
erva
tions
, inf
orm
ing
him
that
th
e st
and
need
ed c
lose
r exa
min
atio
n, a
nd th
at it
sho
uld
be c
onse
rved
for i
t’s o
ld-g
row
th
char
acte
r and
not
logg
ed.
The
resp
onse
that
we
rece
ived
from
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce re
fute
d ou
r obs
erva
tions
, as
wel
l as
the
earli
er in
vent
ory
data
. The
Dis
trict
Ran
ger i
nfor
med
us
that
in 2
016
“a b
lack
oa
k, re
pres
enta
tive
of th
e st
and
was
cho
sen
to b
e co
red,
and
the
age
was
app
roxi
mat
e-ly
65
year
s ol
d,” a
nd th
at, t
here
fore
, the
sta
nd is
not
old
-gro
wth
and
doe
s no
t req
uire
an
y cl
oser
exa
min
atio
n. H
e st
ated
that
the
stan
d ag
e of
135
yea
rs w
as “r
epor
ted
in
erro
r and
will
soon
be
upda
ted
with
in th
e (F
ores
t Ser
vice
) dat
abas
e.” F
rom
our
obs
er-
vatio
ns a
nd e
xper
ienc
e, w
e kn
ew th
at th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
’s a
sses
smen
t of t
he s
tand
w
as g
ross
ly in
corre
ct –
bot
h in
met
hodo
logy
and
det
erm
inat
ion.
So
we
opte
d to
per
form
ou
r ow
n de
taile
d in
vest
igat
ion
and
unco
vere
d a
cons
ider
ably
mor
e ric
h an
d co
mpl
icat
ed
fore
st th
an th
at d
escr
ibed
by
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce.
Usi
ng a
n in
crem
ent b
orer
to e
xtra
ct s
mal
l cor
e sa
mpl
es fr
om 1
6 tre
es (i
nclu
ding
8
spec
ies)
dis
tribu
ted
thro
ugho
ut th
e st
and,
we
foun
d th
at fo
urte
en o
f the
se tr
ees
wer
e be
twee
n 15
0 an
d 37
0 ye
ars
old.
Bas
ed o
n ou
r obs
erva
tions
, the
tree
s th
at w
e sa
mpl
ed
wer
e no
t aty
pica
l of t
he fo
rest
mor
e br
oadl
y. I
n ad
ditio
n to
the
age
crite
rion,
to b
e co
n-si
dere
d as
old
-gro
wth
the
fore
st n
eeds
to h
ave
at le
ast 6
to 1
0 tre
es p
er a
cre
that
are
20
” or g
reat
er in
dia
met
er a
t bre
ast h
eigh
t (db
h). T
o as
sess
larg
e tre
e de
nsity
, we
wer
e 6
Fore
st S
ervi
ce s
ays
old-
grow
th fo
rest
iBy
Jim
Sch
eff ,
Dire
ctor
Tree
ring
sam
ples
from
(L to
R) o
ld-g
row
th w
hite
as
h, w
hite
oak
, and
moc
kern
ut h
icko
ry. T
he li
nes
on th
e le
ft a
re e
ach
1 m
m.
assi
sted
by
6 vo
lunt
eers
ove
r tw
o w
eeke
nds
as w
e m
easu
red
and
map
ped
over
500
tre
es b
y di
amet
er a
nd s
peci
es. W
e de
term
ined
that
the
stan
d ha
s an
ove
rall
dens
ity o
f 11
tree
s pe
r acr
e th
at a
re a
t lea
st 2
0” d
bh. A
long
with
the
larg
e tre
e de
nsity
, the
sta
nd
easi
ly m
eets
the
basa
l are
a cr
iterio
n of
40
ft2/a
c.
The
fi nal
crit
erio
n fo
r det
erm
inin
g ol
d-gr
owth
st
atus
is a
n as
sess
men
t of h
uman
dis
turb
ance
. Th
e R
8 G
uida
nce
stat
es th
at “F
or a
sta
nd to
be
cons
ider
ed a
s ex
istin
g ol
d gr
owth
, no
obvi
ous
ev-
iden
ce o
f pas
t hum
an d
istu
rban
ce w
hich
con
fl ict
s w
ith th
e ol
d-gr
owth
cha
ract
eris
tics
of th
e ar
ea
shou
ld b
e pr
esen
t.” It
’s im
porta
nt to
not
e th
at th
e G
uida
nce
does
not
dis
qual
ify s
tand
s w
ith “a
ny”
hum
an d
istu
rban
ce. D
urin
g ou
r ass
essm
ent,
we
foun
d se
vera
l unc
ut A
mer
ican
che
stnu
t rem
nant
s as
wel
l as
som
e cu
t che
stnu
t stu
mps
nea
r the
to
p of
the
ridge
. Che
stnu
t blig
ht k
illed
Amer
ican
ch
estn
uts
in s
outh
east
ern
Kent
ucky
mos
tly in
the
mid
-193
0’s,
thou
gh e
xten
ding
into
the
1940
’s is
so
me
loca
tions
. Mos
t of t
he tr
ee c
ore
sam
ples
th
at w
e ga
ther
ed s
how
an
incr
ease
in g
row
th ra
te
(a “r
elea
se” e
vent
) aro
und
1946
, sug
gest
ing
that
so
me
type
of d
istu
rban
ce to
ok p
lace
at t
hat t
ime.
Giv
en th
e la
ck o
f log
ging
road
s or
ot
her i
nfra
stru
ctur
e, w
e su
spec
t tha
t che
stnu
t dec
line
was
follo
wed
by
limite
d sa
lvag
e ha
rves
ting
of d
ead
Amer
ican
che
stnu
ts a
long
with
the
poss
ible
sel
ectiv
e re
mov
al o
f a
smal
l num
ber o
f oth
er tr
ees
at th
at ti
me.
The
tim
ing
also
app
ears
to c
orre
spon
d to
the
Fore
st S
ervi
ce’s
65
year
-old
bla
ck o
ak. W
e su
spec
t tha
t a p
ulse
of y
oung
tree
s fo
llow
ed
the
1946
eve
nt, a
nd th
at th
e Fo
rest
Ser
vice
und
erco
unte
d th
eir c
ore
sam
ple
(typi
cal o
f fi e
ld c
ount
ing
inst
ead
of p
rope
r cor
e pr
epar
atio
n an
d ex
amin
atio
n w
ith a
mic
rosc
ope)
. Ba
sed
on o
ur s
urve
ys, t
he L
ittle
Fla
t Cre
ek s
tand
cle
arly
mee
ts th
e op
erat
iona
l thr
esh-
olds
for o
ld-g
row
th d
esig
natio
n un
der t
he F
ores
t Pla
n an
d R
8 G
uida
nce.
The
sta
nd
exhi
bits
cla
ssic
old
-gro
wth
cha
ract
eris
tics
for A
ppal
achi
an fo
rest
s, in
clud
ing
a m
ulti-
aged
stru
ctur
e do
min
ated
by
very
old
tree
s, la
rge
dow
n w
oody
deb
ris a
nd s
nags
, and
a
hist
ory
of m
oder
ate-
to lo
w-s
ever
ity d
istu
rban
ce e
vent
s. It
is u
pset
ting
that
the
Fore
st
Serv
ice,
in a
ll th
eir e
xper
tise,
cla
ssifi
ed th
is o
ld-g
row
th fo
rest
as
a 65
yea
r-old
sta
nd,
and
so re
adily
dis
mis
sed
info
rmat
ion
cont
radi
ctin
g th
eir a
sses
smen
t. It
brin
gs in
to
ques
tion
thei
r ass
essm
ents
acr
oss
the
fore
st, a
nd m
akes
us
won
der h
ow m
uch
of o
ur
limite
d re
mai
ning
old
-gro
wth
fore
sts
are
on th
e ch
oppi
ng b
lock
. Rig
ht n
ow th
ere
are
abou
t 8,0
00 a
cres
on
the
Dan
iel B
oone
NF
prop
osed
for n
ew lo
ggin
g pr
ojec
ts. S
urve
y-in
g al
l of t
hese
are
as is
ver
y tim
e co
nsum
ing,
and
mor
e de
taile
d as
sess
men
ts e
ven
mor
e so
. Thr
ough
the
supp
ort o
f our
mem
bers
, we’
ve b
een
able
to lo
ok a
t abo
ut 3
,000
ac
res
so fa
r, bu
t the
re’s
muc
h m
ore
to b
e do
ne.
The
Fore
st S
ervi
ce’s
qua
rterly
Sch
edul
e of
Pro
pose
d Ac
tions
(SO
PA) s
tate
s th
at th
e co
mm
ent p
erio
d on
the
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent f
or th
e So
uth
Red
bird
pro
ject
is
expe
cted
now
(May
201
9), b
ut a
ll in
dica
tions
are
that
they
are
con
side
rabl
y be
hind
sc
hedu
le.
7
is o
nly
65 y
ears
-old
, sho
uld
be lo
gged
Map
ping
of t
rees
ove
r 20”
dbh
in th
e Li
ttle
Fla
t Cre
ek o
ld-g
row
th s
ite. D
ots
are
scal
ed fo
r siz
e an
d co
lor d
enot
es s
peci
es.
