http://katuahef.org Defending the mountains and people of southern Appalachia for fifteen years Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:23:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://katuahef.org/2007/04/21/forest-service-plans-project-near-riceville-rd-public-meeting-this-thursday/ 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 ... http://katuahef.org/2007/04/03/kef-spring-camp-out/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2006 Earth First! and Rising Tide North America took to the high seas today to protest monoculture industrial timber plantations and genetically engineered trees. This action launches ... http://katuahef.org/2007/01/07/boat-protest-action-in-charleston/ Bicyclists shut down Interstate to demand ‘Climate Justice’, 1 arrest made Mass civil disobedience draws links between global warming and human rights on Katrina Anniversary Asheville, ... http://katuahef.org/2007/01/07/asheville-bicyclists-shut-down-interstate-to-demand-climate-justice-1-arrest-made/ In a Daring Challenge to the Power of the Coal Industry, Activists Blockade Power Plant More pictures and information at Mountain Justice Media July 10, 2006, Carbo, Virginia - Early this morning, activists with Earth First! and Rising Tide North America set up a non-violent blockade of American Electric Power's (AEP) nearly ... http://katuahef.org/2007/01/07/earth-first-confronts-destructive-practices-of-king-coal/ Katuah Earth First! has been doing direct action for over fifteen years now. Most press releases and images of those actions are buried in filing cabinets and old Earth First! Journals now, but here is some of what we still have available. Earth First! Blockades Chip Mill In 1999, Earth First! ... http://katuahef.org/2007/01/07/actions-before-2006/