The Russell Fork River was recently added to American River’s 2016 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers because of threats from mountaintop coal removal mining.
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Navigating the Russell Fork
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Russell Fork Makes “Most Endangered Rivers” List
The Russell Fork, which carved the gorge at the heart of Breaks Interstate Park on its path through through Virginia and Kentucky, is threatened by a proposed mountaintop removal coal mine in Dickenson County, Va.
HIDDEN TREASURES #2 – Kentucky
Welcome to part two in our exploration of the most amazing places in the Central and Southern Appalachian Mountains — this time exploring some of our most fabulous Public Lands. Breaks Interstate Park Approximately 250 million years in the making,…
TAGS: Breaks Interstate Park Grand Canyon of the South Green Clay Kentucky Laura Clay Madison County White Hall
