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May 07, 2004
Bad News from Virgina
The Clinch Coalition has lost its fight against a timber sale in the Washington-Jefferson National Forest in Virginia. This is one dedicated group of folks who were tired of the flooding caused by logging in the national forest there. It is beautiful country down there worthy of protection! Here is their statement issued in response to the ruling.
Statement from The Clinch Coalition: Bark Camp Timber Sale Suit
May 7, 2004We are very disappointed with this decision and will confer with our attorneys about an appeal.
Even though we lost at this point, in the long run we have been very successful:
1. We were able to reduce the size of this timber sale by over 50%, from 1400 acres to less than 700.
2. The amount of timbering in the flood prone Stoney Creek has been greatly reduced.
3. The Forest Service is not going to add additional limbs and branches into the creeks as they originally planned.
OUR COMMITMENT:
We pledge never to give up the fight to protect our forest from commercial exploitation.
We believe High Knob should be a National Conservation and Recreation Area, which would not only preserve our beautiful forest for all to enjoy, but would also benefit our region economically.
We will support efforts to add and improve horse trails and other such low-impact natural activities to the Clinch Ranger District.
We will not support activities such as ATV Trails that harm the forest, it's inhabitants and our water supplies.
We will continue to ask that they "JUST LEAVE IT ALONE!"
We will keep up the fight to protect what God created!
Detta Davis, Chair
The Clinch Coalition
Take some time and give the Clinch Coalition your support!
Posted by jkleissler at May 7, 2004 10:02 PM
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