Category Archives: Public lands

Big Ivy forest threatened by logging

By Mary Edna | Published: November 1, 2016
Southwings.org pilot Frank Bell flew me with Adel Alamo to photograph the Big Ivey forest, which is threatened by logging. Tomorrow I will post a movie of those aerial images. Friends of Big Ivy are working to protect this pristine old-growth forest, a beloved stunning vista viewed from Craggy Pinnacle on the Blue Ridge Parkway, […]
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Protect America’s coastal parks from detrimental uses

By Mary Edna | Published: April 30, 2016
Tell the U.S. Senate to reject Senate Bill 2807 and stop the assault on America’s coastal national parks. We need to keep a science-based approach to protecting our lands and waters, not one that prioritizes politics and profits. Join me and sign this petition: http://act.credoaction.com/sign/Coastal_Parks?sp_ref=190630796.4.165800.e.523054.2&referring_akid=.4225124.S_2SnT&source=mailto_sp
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Keep coal mining out of public lands

By Celie Dailey | Published: April 17, 2016
We just signed this Credo petition to keep coal mining out of public lands: http://act.credoaction.com/sign/federal_coal_scoping?t=4&akid=17676.4225124.0NOeGJ President Obama took an enormous step forward in January when he announced a temporary stop to new coal sales on federal lands, and a comprehensive review of our federal coal leasing program which has been, essentially, giving away our publicly […]
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