Posted on February 16, 2014 by jealston
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Often, logging on public land is seen as completely negative, but there can be positives to it as well. The Brushy Ridge timber project is an example of this. The Brushy Ridge Project will involve the logging of… Read More
Posted on February 16, 2014 by wehawkins
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Traditionally, timber has been the most common resource present in Nantahala National Forest. However, today a North Carolina man was sentenced to jail time for illegally harvesting the fleshy root known as panax ginseng, or American ginseng. In traditional… Read More
Posted on February 16, 2014 by adgrant
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Recently, the issue of coal ash ponds in North Carolina have been prevalent in the news following the most recent coal ash disaster in the Dan River and surrounding areas. Yet the disposal/storage of coal ash has been… Read More
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Brushy Ridge
Posted on February 16, 2014 by jealston
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Often, logging on public land is seen as completely negative, but there can be positives to it as well. The Brushy Ridge timber project is an example of this. The Brushy Ridge Project will involve the logging of… Read More
Category: NC Issues Tags: featured
Ginseng Poachers Beware
Posted on February 16, 2014 by wehawkins
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Traditionally, timber has been the most common resource present in Nantahala National Forest. However, today a North Carolina man was sentenced to jail time for illegally harvesting the fleshy root known as panax ginseng, or American ginseng. In traditional… Read More
Category: NC Issues, Uncategorized Tags: featured
Coal Ash and NC State Forests
Posted on February 16, 2014 by adgrant
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Recently, the issue of coal ash ponds in North Carolina have been prevalent in the news following the most recent coal ash disaster in the Dan River and surrounding areas. Yet the disposal/storage of coal ash has been… Read More
Category: Featured, NC Issues, Uncategorized Tags: featured
Courthouse Creek
Posted on February 14, 2014 by bejohnson
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The Southern Environmental Law Center has been fighting against the logging of an area known as Courthouse Creek located in the Pisgah National Forests. The original proposal was roughly a 500-acre logging project that threatened 17 miles of… Read More
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