Restoring Appalachian Forests

Appalachian Voices is pleased to offer the second edition of “Managing Your Woodlands: A Guide for Southern Appalachian Landowners” with companion DVD “Landowner’s Guide to Sustainable Forestry: Maximizing Profits While Protecting Water Quality”.

These guides serve as manuals for private forest landowners who strive to be good stewards and would like to learn about alternative methods for managing and maintaining a healthy forest.  These are also excellent resources for organizations who wish to publicize the importance of sustainable forestry in our region.

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This second edition of “Managing Your Woodlands” shares insightful information on forest management plans, working with foresters and loggers, management options and techniques, forest ecology, forest health problems, economic considerations, and financial incentive programs for good management. It also features a resource section to connect landowners with people, organizations, and information to assist you to make decisions about your forest land.

NEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:

The companion DVD “Landowner’s Guide to Sustainable Forestry: Maximizing Profits While Protecting Water Quality” is a new documentary film by the Model Forest Policy Program.  A guide for landowners, consulting foresters, citizen groups, watershed organizations, and community leaders, this excellent DVD allows the viewer to see real life examples of sustainable forestry and protection of water quality, our most critical natural resource.  The film features foresters and landowners from around the country, but particularly Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.  This includes 3 versions:  TV-length: 28 min. 46 sec. (with emphasis on water quality), a Standard Presentation: 22 min. 45 sec., and a Promotional Presentation: 1 min. 31 sec.

If you are interested in making a long-term investment in your forest, in protecting its health and beauty, in producing high quality goods for the local economy, in protecting wildlife habitat, water quality, and mitigating global warming, or just leaving the gift of a healthy and valuable forest to our future generations, then please contact us!

If your organization would like to help publicize this resource to your members and supporters, please contact Caitlen Nelis at Appalachian Voices. We would be happy to provide a speaker for your event and other outreach materials.

Questions? Contact Appalachian Voices at forestry@appvoices.org
or 877-APP-VOICE, toll free.

The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy currently administers one of 16 AmeriCorps grants awarded in North Carolina in 2005.  “Project Conserve” is the only AmeriCorps project working toward conservation, and supports volunteers working on a variety of conservation activities. These include farm protection and forest management, research and water quality monitoring, community education and outreach, storm water management, and promotion of the natural heritage of western North Carolina.  Project Conserve is funded by the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Project Conserve 2006-07 members are:  Kathyrn Blau, Rachel Della Valle, Danitza Earl, Jennifer Gough, Kristen Hironimus, Allison Kiehl, Chase Milner, Hanni Muerdter, Caitlen Nelis, Emily Nuchols, Sarah Pate, Michele Polino, Nicholas Provow, Lauren Smith, and Lydia Willoughby

On Feburary 6th, 2006, Project Conserve featured on WNCW 88.7 FM in Western North Carolina on “Our Southern Community” hosted by Ned Ryan Doyle!

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