By Molly Moore A swarthy tree trunk stands in a small clearing, a gap in the forest canopy created by its once-thick crown of leaves. Shrubs and saplings clamor for sunlight around the tree’s base, and carpenter ants colonize the…
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The Custodian’s Conundrum
TAGS: Golden-winged warbler Land Conservation Land management Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Wildlife
Rooted: The Evolution of America’s Conservation Movement
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” Edward Abbey, The “Thoreau of the American West” in Desert Solitaire By Brian Sewell In 1963, when the first woman to receive the Audubon Award for achievements in…
TAGS: Antiquities Act ConservAmerica George Washington National Forest Land and Water Conservation Fund Land Conservation National Parks Service Roadless Rule Wilderness Society
This is OUR LAND
Imagining a Land Ethic for a New Era By Brian Sewell There is no shortage of writers who have made the case for conservation and abundant public lands in which all Americans can take pride. It was Wallace Stegner, the…
The Qualla Creators
Conserving Cherokee Traditions By Molly Moore On the Qualla Boundary, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ reservation, local resources have inspired arts traditions for generations. Today the community’s rich arts heritage is flourishing. The town of Cherokee, N.C.,positioned at the…
TAGS: Artisan Eastern Band of Cherokee Folkway Land Conservation Land Trust for the Little Tennessee Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual Qualla Boundary Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources Watershed Association of the Tuckaseegee River
A Miner’s Response
Dear Editor, I am writing on behalf of myself and many coal miners throughout Southwest Virginia. I am a reader of your newspaper and an avid outdoorsman and conservationist. Recently, as I read through [Two Miles from Hell: a Miner’s…
