Forest Service Plans Project Near Riceville Rd. Public Meeting This Thursday

The planned work is off of Shope Creek Road and Forest Service Road 220 and includes 68 acres of logging, road reconstruction and herbicide spraying. These portions of the project are being done in order increase the amount of “harvestable” wildlife in the area as well as attempt to replicate the natural ecosystems of the forest destroyed by poor land management by the USFS and it’s predecessors.

Forest Service Sponsored Public Meeting:
Thursday April 26th 4-7pm (show up at 5:30 if you can)
Riceville Community Center-
2251 Riceville Rd.

KEF! Spring Camp Out

Friday April 6th to Sunday April 9th

Location:

The Proposed Globe Timber Sale Near Boone and Blowing Rock N.C.

Workshops:

Orienteering
Ground Truthing Logging Sales
GPS Mapping
Water Testing
Medicinal Plant Walk
Plus: Lovely Walks in the Old Growth

Friday:
Bring:
Camping Gear
Food To Share
$$ Donations (5-10)
Don’t Bring:
A Bad Attitude

Directions:
Globe Road near Blowing Rock, NC

From Asheville:
1.I-40 E past Black Mountain, then downhill
2.Exit Right on 70E go ~10 miles
3.Take a Left on 221N go ~24 miles to a T in the road.
4.Go Right and continue on 221N ~18.2 miles to Blowing Rock. Go Right on Main Street and continue ~ .5 miles.
5.Take a Right on John’s River Road. (There’s a small sign on the left that says Globe ?; and this turn is just before the Blowing Rock Methodist Church) Go 3.3 miles downhill (go slowly, washboard road)
6.The Forest Service road is on the right. Loof for KEF! Signs. Park (unless you have high clearance and 4WD. Hike in ~ 1 hour (stay on the main road). At ~35 minutes is a creek crossing. Continue 25 minutes to camp spot at the second creek crossing.
From Boone:
1.Take 321 to Blowing Rock
2.Take a Right into downtown/ Main Street.
3.Take a Right on John’s River Road.
4.Follow directions above.