“Let’s keep Big Ivy just the way it is — wild, scenic, adventurous and uncut.”
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Love our forests — don’t burn them
“Sourcing this energy from the Southeast is putting some of the world’s most biodiverse and precious forests at severe risk.”
Message clear at Friends of Big Ivy meeting: no logging needed or planned
An informational meeting regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s long term plans for the Big Ivy section of the Pisgah National Forest drew about 200 people in Barnardsville Feb. 5, with another 100 waiting outside to get in. The crowd voiced strong anti-logging opinions to forest rangers, who are in the process of drafting a new long-term plan for the forest.
Grassroots group organizes against logging in Big Ivy
A tentative plan by the Forest Service calls for designating most of the Big Ivy area near Barnardsville as a timber production management area. Before finalizing the change, the Forest Service is accepting public feedback and is holding a Feb. 5 meeting at 7 p.m. at the Big Ivy Community Center.