Archive for December 2012
Wild South Wins Google Earth Developer Grant
Local Non-Profit to Develop Interactive, Web-Based Map and Virtual Tours of Cultural Geography of the Cherokee People in Western North Carolina ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 20, 2012) – Wild South today…
Read More48,000 Acres and Endangered Species Protected in Mississippi
Settlement Agreement Improves Protection for Endangered Woodpecker on Mississippi’s Noxubee Wildlife Refuge BROOKSVILLE, Miss.— Two conservation groups and a long-time volunteer have reached a landmark settlement agreement with the U.S.…
Read MoreThe Bankhead’s Magical Canyons
Descending into one of the canyons of the Bankhead National Forest is like passing through a portal into another world. Hemmed in by massive sandstone bluffs, a canopy of towering…
Read MoreVolunteer Work Day in Sipsey Wilderness, Sat. Dec. 15
On November 17, Wild South volunteers tackled a huge privet population and blown-down trees along and on Sipsey Wilderness Trail #206 on Thompson Creek. Thank you, privet warriors and crosscut…
Read MoreTN Wild Intern answers, “Why Wilderness?”
Recently we asked our TN Wild Interns to discuss their experience organizing communities and lobbying Congress to protect nearly 20,000 acres of Wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest. Learn more…
Read MoreBurning Planned in Linville Gorge
Watauga Demcrat: USFS seeks input on Gorge burn plan by Anna Oakes A proposal to burn 16,586 acres of the Linville Gorge has the support of several environmental groups, but…
Read MoreTime is running out for Wilderness
Very important! Time is running out for some two-dozen wilderness bills pending in Congress, including the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2011 (S.1090). Together, these pieces of legislation would safeguard more…
Read MoreCD’s Custom Woodworks
Born and raised in the smallest state in the Union, Rhode Island, I grew up in a large family with deep ties to the region. From an early age I…
Read MoreKeepsakes for a Cause
Looking for a great gift idea for the holidays? Have a look at this beautiful keepsake hand crafted by our friends at CD’s Custom Woodworks. The leaves featured in the design are…
Read More