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June / July / August 2010 issue of The Voice

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March/May 2010 issue

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December 2009 / January 2010

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June/July 2009 issue

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April/May 2009

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February, 2009

Table of contents: February, 2009 Full Appalachian Voice February 2009 issue in PDF

December, 2008

Table of contents: December, 2008 Full Appalachian Voice December issue in PDF A ‘Greener’ Christmas Tree Greenest Holiday Gifts You Can Buy Blasting Permit Granted on Coal River Mountain USA & Colombia: Coal Is The Wound That Binds Solar homes tour leading by example Across Appalachia: Environmental News in Brief Hiking the Highlands: Hanging Out in Hanging Rock State Park

October, 2008

Table of contents: October, 2008 Full Appalachian Voice October issue in PDF

August, 2008

Table of contents: August, 2008 Full Appalachian Voice August issue in PDF

March, 2008

Table of contents: March, 2008 Museum of Appalachia - The Ultimate Field Trip Environmental issues concern faith leaders Ag-Ventures: Appalachian Sustainable Development New river organic growers find themselves growing New perspectives on a platter Living History Museum Honors the Past, for the Future Virginia religious leaders oppose Dominion coal plant Mountain justice students protest coal power plant Preservationists win second battle of Blair Mountain Baseball and rebellion: The treason trial of Bill Blizzard

January, 2008

Table of contents: January, 2008 John McCain to Appalachian Voices:  “Stop the Removal of Mountains” “Strange as this weather has been” - a book review Saving Place:  Art in Nature New Media Strikes a Deep Chord Hiking in the Highlands: The Virginia Creeper Trail Wise power plant foes turn out in Richmond Big Trouble for Coal Plants Illustrating Unimaginable Hardship Citizens ask courts to investigate fly ash project for New River Protests Raise Awareness of Destruction

November, 2007

Table of contents: November, 2007 The Roots of Appalachian Christmas Traditions Tilly Wood:  Beloved Hostess and Guardian of the Appalachian Trail Hiking the Highlands:  Graveyard Fields Across Appalachia:  News Briefs Christians for the Mountains:  Spreading the Gospel of Stewardship Cabinet Manufacturer Bets on Formaldehyde-Free Wood WV Council of Churches Statement on Mountaintop Removal Coalition Organizing to Fight Dominion Power Plant About Broccoli Batiks:  Artist Statement by Berkely Brown West Virginia’s Vulnerable Isolated Wetlands

August, 2007

Table of contents: August, 2007 Going Green:  Campus by Campus Bogging Down the Courts Hiking the Highlands Affrialachia Magazine Showcases Poetry Renewable Energy from Landfill Gas Fires Glassblowing Great Ideas for Greening Your Campus Asheville Climate Data Center May Expand Mission Brewing up a Revolution News Briefs Students Building Beyond Campuses for Greener Future

June, 2007

Table of contents: June, 2007 The Crooked Road Blair Mountain:  New Archeological Data Heats up Mine Wars The Cascades of Appalachia Across Appalachia A Cautionary Tree Tale A Week in Washington Voice Volunteers Make It Happen Alternatives to Styrofoam The Pines:  The Good and the Bad Waste Dumps

March, 2007

Table of contents: March, 2007 Recognizing “nature deficit disorder” Celebrating Earth Day Investigating Looney Creek: An ecosystem autopsy in which we suspect mining as the cause of death fo Kids Connect with Nature at Apple Tree Ridge Farm Teachers learn to dance the chemistry of acid mine runoff Enviromental Education from the Heart Fighting Nature Deficit at Tremont News Briefs Green Burial Preserve Breaks Away From Traditional Burial Practices Kayaks are Fine for Fishing

February, 2007

Table of contents: February, 2007 So Cool - Winter hiking offers peace and solitude Appalachian Women: A Vital Role in the Drama Wilma Dykeman 1920 - 2006 Two Catholic Sisters:  Working in the Web of Life Cool Cities - acting locally on global problems Buffalo Creek - 35 years later Buffalo Creek Across Appalachia:  Acting Locally on Global Problems Buffalo Creek Survivor Testimonies The virtues of the hickory tree

December, 2006

Table of contents: December, 2006 Caring for Creation: Seeing God’s fingerprints in nature. Does the Bible justify mountaintop removal coal mining? Donetta’s Christmas cheer From Appalachia to Asia, ginseng is deeply rooted in the culture In Memoriam, Charles Kennedy—Defender of Brumley Mountain Coal country needs santa more than ever Santa train rides again through Appalachia It takes a universe:  An interview with Thomas Berry NC’s Mountain Bogs Show Amazing Diversity All in favor of cranberry bogs, please raise your forks

October, 2006

Table of contents: October, 2006 The High Cost of Coal Storytelling at Jonesboro Handbook Describes Storytelling Traditions Orville Hicks – The Last Beech Mountain Storyteller Mountaintop Rmoval Lobby Week Shows Determination A Moment of Crisis for the Region’s Forests Across Appalachia America’s Adopted Fruit Managing Your Woodlands Appalachian Voices Volunteer and Intern Update

August 2006

Table of contents: August 2006 Appalachia’s Ten Best Bike Trails Tilting at the Appalachian Windmills Melungeons Celebrate Heritage, Ties to Europe Marching to Washington for the Kids at Marsh Fork Huge Energy Resource from Existing Hydro Dams is Untapped Saving the New River Barefoot Hiking Virginia program helps land owners restore degraded streams Could wind power replace MTR coal ? Duke’s Bad Energy Idea

June 2006

Table of contents: June 2006 Appalachian Festivals Archeology Can Add Depth to Our Understanding of Blair Mountain Morton’s Legacy Endures for Appalachia’s Environment Mountian Justice Summer Blair Mountain: the forgotten civil war John Muir’s visit to Grandfather Mountain National Trust lists Blair Mountain Among Most Endangered Places Remembering the Past, Working for the Future “This is not just my Fight:  it’s Appalachia’s Fight” - Larry Gibson Coal and timber companies on the defensive in West Virginia lawsuits

April 2006

Table of contents: April 2006 Carter Family Keeps on the Sunny Side President Theodore Roosevelt Learning about Vultures with Kids Jack Spadaro Taking Mountaintop Removal to the United Nations Bush proposes sale of national forest lands across US Spring Tonics and Appalachian Herbals Eulogy for the Carolina Parakeet Across Appalachia Remembering Carl Rutherford

January, 2006

Table of contents: January, 2006 Controversy Over Proposed Road Accelerates Paying For Clean Air… Elsewhere Farmers Worry About CAFO Dairy: Pollution, Land Values Are Concerns Retreat, Regroup and Retie:  An Angler’s Winter Refrain Not a Vision of Our Future, But of Ourselves Stalk on the Wild Side: the Eastern Cougar For Our Members The Appalachian Voice’s Tenth Anniversary Flying Friendly Skies Over a Fragile Land

October, 2005

Table of contents: October, 2005 Conservationists, Industry Reach Historic Agreement to Protect Forests on the Cumberland Plateau As the Forests Have Changed, So Have Residents’ Lives Having Your Trees and Cutting them Too Deer Hunting Across Appalachia The Marriage of Science and Religion The Last Leaf The Bobcat: Apparition of the Appalachians Deer Infected with Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in West Virginia North Carolina Towns and Counties Vote for Cleaner Air

Sep, 2005

Table of contents: Sep, 2005 The Lost Lane-End into Heaven Protecting a Global Hotspot of Biodiversity in Virginia Sudden Oak Death Do You Know Where that Egg Came From? Mountain Roots Life on the Edge Colossal Failures of the Government Letters Appalachian Voices Welcomes AmeriCorps Member Across Appalachia

June, 2005

Table of contents: June, 2005 The Battle of Blair Mountain….Revisited Trail Running in the Mountains The Greening of Gatlinburg Blowin’ in the Wind New Group Brings Christian Ethics to Conservation A Catholic Bishop Speaks Out Against Mountaintop Removal Appalachian Treasures Wraps Up Successful Spring Tour Protecting a Southern Legacy Letters from Readers Standing Up - and Sitting Down - for the Mountains

April, 2005

Table of contents: April, 2005 Supporting Their Farming “Habit” New Life for Appalachian Homebuilding Tradition Removing Barriers to Healthier Rivers Voices From the Mountains Asa Gray:  Legendary Botanist and Pioneering Appalachian Naturalist Appalachian Voice Members:  Hear Them Roar! Letters from Readers A Second Chance Across Appalachia Best Birding Spots in the Southern Appalachians

February, 2005

Table of contents: February, 2005 The First Appalachian Journey Too Hot to Handle? Harlan County Goes to Hollywood….Again Powerline Paths How to Help Stop Global Warming Small Farms Get Creative to Survive One Valley, Two Worlds Personal Geography In Search of the Pileated Woodpecker Student Volunteers Take Appalachian Voices by Storm

December, 2004

Table of contents: December, 2004 Wendell Berry on Sustainability, Citizenship and Becoming a Native The Healthy Air Industry Blue Ridge Echo Across Appalachia Voices From the Mountains Leaves of Three, Let it Be Appalachian Voices Sets Course for Future at Strategic Planning Retreat Sue Daniel Memorial Fund Announced Give a Gift to the Mountains The Electoral Non-Issue

September, 2004

Table of contents: September, 2004 The New River Paradise Protected Catching Summer in a Mason Jar Crafting Development Southern Universities Go Green The Garment of God White-tailed Deer Across Appalachia For Our Members University of Tennessee-Knoxville Announces Enviromental Policy

June, 2004

Table of contents: June, 2004 Mountain Camp Thrills and Fulfills And the Winner Is…. West Virginia Accomodates Anglers The Synchronous Fireflies of Elkmont Watershed Events Voices From the Mountains Chiggers, Redbugs, Red Mites Mary Anne Hitt Named Executive Director Park Pollution Not a Hazy Issue Opinions and Letters

April, 2004

Table of contents: April, 2004 Birds on the Wing Leading the Way For Clean Air in the Southeast Virginia Introduces Clean Smokestacks Legislation Threats to Native Fauna: WIld American Ginsing Modern-Day Moonshiners Spirit in the Forest… Statement of the Spiritual Value of North Carolina’s Wilderness What’s Good for Health Is Good for Business Music For the Mountains Moving Mountains

February, 2004

Table of contents: February, 2004 Conservation Easements that Work Ramp Festivals a Sure Sign of Appalachian Spring The Real Cold Mountain Beckons Near Asheville Western Ocean Climate in the Eastern Mountains? Winter in the Cranberry Wilderness Appalachian Innovation at Work Appalachian Land Trusts Bloodroot Elkins, West Virginia Ruling Will Allow Destruction of Zeb Mountain to Continue

November 2003

Table of contents: November 2003 Is Your Dog a Trail Dog? Mountaintop Removal by any Other Name Urban Wilderness:  Birding in a National Airport’s Shadow Festivals Provide Fun and Funds in the High Country Altapass Orchards combine Stewardship, Enterprise and Cultural Preservation The Ubiquitous Coyote An Appalachian Earthship: Reinventing the Wheel Sassafras in America Region’s Businesses Pitch In for the Mountains A Tennessee Fairy Tale

September, 2003

Table of contents: September, 2003 Dorothy; Not in Kansas Anymore Best Management Chattanooga Comes Back Strong and Green Women Paddlers Take On Appalachian Whitewater Shell Shocked: Kayford Crack-Up Good Deal Wild Jefferson Passing on the Patriot Island Dateline Appalachia

February, 2003

Table of contents: February, 2003 Muskie Mania! Weighing Windpower Tennessee Road Project Unearths Miocene Relicts NC’s First Wildlife Refuge Was in Black Mountains Carolinas & Georgia Ahead in Identifying Important Bird Areas Ambassadors For the Species at Bay Mountain American Beech:  Thin Skin, Shallow Roots, Long Life Primitive Fish Species Live On In Appalachians Mature Forest Key To Virginia Black Bear’s Success

December, 2002

Table of contents: December, 2002 Winter Camping in Mountains Offers Solitude, Challenges Taking the “Worst First,” Leaving the Best to Grow Southeastern Indians Claim Their Heritage Coping With Cold Celebrate Christmas Without the Toxic Trimmings Is Air Pollution Adding to Regional Hemlock Death? Bush Administration Undercutting Forest, Air Regs Needmore Tract Appears Safe From Development Holly & Mountain Ash:  Berry Rich, Very Different

October, 2002

Table of contents: October, 2002 With Mast Down, Scout Early & Often For Whitetail Struggle for Sustainability Va. Tech Sociologist Explodes Myths About Appalachia Elisha Mitchell And The East’s Highest Mountain Migrating Hawks Ride Autumn’s Winds Southward New Report Ranks Most-Polluted National Parks Virginia Officials Butt Heads Over Kentucky Elk Right-Wing Judge Appointments Threaten Environment The Spooky, Eerie Nature Of Witch Hazel Bushes For Paddlers & Anglers, WVa.’s Elk River Offers Many Faces

August, 2002

Table of contents: August, 2002 Paddling In The Land Of The Noonday Sun Citizens Urge Congressman Boucher To Hold Firm Wise Use Groups Spread Into Southern Mountains Scaring Rural Residents With Demagoguery, Deceit Raising A Wild Child Bristol Celebrates Birthplace of Country Music Tobacco Farmers Go Organic, Join Forces With Enviros Holding Back a Firestorm Virginia’s New Birding & Wildlife Trail First In Nation Training Loggers For Restoration Of The Future Forest Tripping Over Toads

June, 2002

Table of contents: June, 2002 Slickrock, Waterfalls, Great Trails: Dupont Has It All Clutch Move The True Costs of Coal: New Study Adds Them Up Grundy, Va. Picks Up And Moves To Higher Ground Wapiti Wonderland Doe River Gorge(ous) The Musical Mecca Of Floyd Still Drawing Crowds Hemlock-Killing Insect Pest Discovered in Smokies An Interview With Mystery Author Sharyn McCrumb How Our Native Strawberry Became World-Famous

March, 2002

Table of contents: March, 2002 Uncrowded Fishing Fit for a Duke WVa. National Wildlife Refuge Losing Its Core Habitat From Appalachia To Africa, Big Tom Emerges A Survivor Slave Life Tour Unveiled At Smithfield Plantation Cherokee Scheme To Develop Smokies Tract Challenged Sticky Fingers Fishers:  With Help From Man, These Predators Repatriate Tennessee Uplift, Erosion, Uplift, Erosion: A Compressed History Of Appalachia Climate Change Will Put Heat On Mountain Habitats Big Timber Influenced USDA Southern Forest Study

December, 2001

Table of contents: December, 2001 New Survey:  Northern Hardwoods Dying in WV, PA Between a Rock and a Hard Place Building a Ginseng Business In Harmony With Nature Acid Rain, Other Stressors, Wreaking Havoc In Mtns Celt Explorers in West Virginia’s Coalfields? Telling Tales Magnolias and Firs:  The John Fraser Connection VA’s Old Growth Falls Under Forest Service Axe Bark Camp Timber Sale Put On Hold

April, 2001

Table of contents: April, 2001 Troutpacking’ In Georgia’s Cohutta Wilderness Bug Buddies:  Some Insects Find Power In Numbers Study: Appalachian Forests Dying From Acid Rain Cores, Cougars & Corridors Inn-To-Inn Hiking Energy Hogs Responsible For Degraded U.S. Rivers VA’s Iron Furnaces Sparked History Of Forest Abuse Modern Day Mountain Midwives Help At Home The Basket Man News Briefs

June, 2001

Table of contents: June, 2001 Sea Kayaking On NC’s Bear Creek Reservoir Homeschooling: An Outdoor Learning Experience For Families Appalachia’s Stradivarius Strip Mining Blasting Residents On Black Mountain Clinch Residents Rally To Protect VA’s High Knob Will Hemlocks Go The Way Of The Chestnut? Beauty Is As Beauty Does Festival Celebrates Bounty Of Appalachian Forests Debunking The Myths Surrounding U.S. Wilderness News Briefs