Archive for January 2013
2008 Awards
Roosevelt-Ashe Society’s Conservation Awards Recipients: Outstanding Leader in Conservation (tie): Mike Leonard: “Mike Leonard is one of our region’s most important environmentalists.” Bill Thomas: “Bill Thomas’s presence and actions have…
Read MoreA Guide to the New Website
We hope you are enjoying the new Wild South website. The new format allows us to interact with you in a variety of ways that we hope will enhance your…
Read MoreNational Day of Service 2013
On Saturday, January 19th Wild South took one of our largest volunteer crews ever out into the Sipsey Wilderness to give back to the public lands that give us so…
Read MoreAllegeheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister)
When people think of rodents they often imagine animals that are very prolific–often a nuisance around the farm or house. In truth, there are literally dozens of species of rodents…
Read MoreAn Evening with Wild South – January 18, 2013
Join us for some great food, drink, and tales of the woods! Can’t wait for our annual get-together and reception in Moulton, Alabama! RSVP by emailing Janice or call 256-974-6166
Read MoreSipsey Wilderness work day Jan. 19
Helping Hands Volunteer Work Day Sipsey Wilderness Saturday, January 19, 2013 8:30 a.m. at the Wild South office Privet pulling on Thompson Creek Trail (#206) Trail clearing on the Lookout…
Read MoreBrown Creeper
The Brown Creeper (Certhia Americana) Some text republished from: http://www.allaboutbirds.org Brown Creepers are tiny woodland birds with an affinity for the biggest trees they can find. Look for these little,…
Read MoreDevil’s Courthouse logging plans raise ire
The Devils Courthouse overlook sits at 5,462 feet elevation on the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 422. The Courthouse Creek area south of Devils Courthouse is included in a proposed…
Read MoreConservationists alarmed by Forest Service project
By Nathaniel Axtell Times-News Staff Writer Published: Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 4:30 a.m. http://www.blueridgenow.com/ A proposed logging project in Pisgah National Forest is raising red flags for local conservation…
Read MoreComments Needed on Courthouse Project
Please take a moment to let the Forest Service hear from you. A treasure landscape in the Pisgah needs your help. Important natural areas, rare species, and recreational opportunities are all…
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