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 replicate the natural ecosystems of the forest destroyed by poor land management by the USFS and it’s predecessors.

Forest Service Sponsored Public Meeting:
Thursday April 26th 4-7pm (show up at 5:30 if you can)
Riceville Community Center-
2251 Riceville Rd.

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 Right on 70E go ~10 miles
3.Take a Left on 221N go ~24 miles to a T in the road.
4.Go Right and continue on 221N ~18.2 miles to Blowing Rock. Go Right on Main Street and continue ~ .5 miles.
5.Take a Right on John’s River Road. (There’s a small sign on the left that says Globe ?; and this turn is just before the Blowing Rock Methodist Church) Go 3.3 miles downhill (go slowly, washboard road)
6.The Forest Service road is on the right. Loof for KEF! Signs. Park (unless you have high clearance and 4WD. Hike in ~ 1 hour (stay on the main road). At ~35 minutes is a creek crossing. Continue 25 minutes to camp spot at the second creek crossing.
From Boone:
1.Take 321 to Blowing Rock
2.Take a Right into downtown/ Main Street.
3.Take a Right on John’s River Road.
4.Follow directions above.

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 a Southern solidarity campaign to end deforestation and expose the social impacts in Chile, Brazil and the US South caused by timber plantations. The campaign demands a global ban on the new threat of genetically engineered trees.

photo: Langelle/Global Justice Ecology Project

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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, NC (Friday August 25th, 2006) – Approximately 100 bicyclists took to the streets this afternoon to demand “climate justice” for communities such as New Orleans who are already suffering from the effects of a warming planet. The ride, organized in 30 different cities by Rising Tide North America (RTNA), was held to draw attention to the links between fossil fuels, climate change, and destructive hurricanes. The Asheville ride was organized by TRNA’s local affiliate, Katuah Earth First!, as well as other organizers.

Continue reading 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 50 year old Clinch River coal fired electric facility. Emitting millions of pounds of pollutants yearly, the Clinch River coal plant threatens the health and lives of thousands of downwind residents and the surrounding environment. Burning coal is not only a primary factor behind global climate change, but also drives the expansion of large scale strip mining. Large scale surface mining destroys forests, streams and communities as it alters the Appalachian landscape forever.

Continue reading 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! blockaded the Willamette (now Weyerhauser) chip mill down in Rutherford County, just east of Asheville. This action included a banner on a crane and 10 people got arrested, and the blockade lasted for six hours.

Continue reading Actions before 2006…