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The Hidden Treasures of Appalachia a State-By-State Guide Ins I De Threats to Eco-Tourism 7 Waterfalls to See This Summer ! The FREE 15 Yearsand & stillCounting... Appalachian June/July 2011 VOICE Eco-Tourism EdiTion The Hidden Treasures of Appalachia A State-by-state Guide INS I Threats to Eco-Tourism DE 7 Waterfalls To See This Summer ALSO INSIDE: The Seductive Beauty of Mountain Orchids • Pesticide Problems in Shady Valley The Seeing the Forests Because We Left The Trees Appalachian A Note From the Executive Director By Jamie Goodman their area. Today, Lan- en areas in those states, the correlation Dear Readers, sing storefronts sit empty would be strikingly clear. VOICE The region of central and southern When I think of Appalachia, I conjure images of iconic vistas and and the once charming Towns like Benham, Ky., which A publication of Appalachia has more national land of mountain town has a sad, once grew a thriving tourism trade, are AppalachianVoices gentle mountainscapes, ancient hills and hollows and towering trees and any other region east of the Rockies. neglected feel. now being threatened as dwindling 191 Howard Street • Boone, NC 28607 natural springs where the water is so clear that it reflects the seasons as If you combine just two of our eight 1-877-APP-VOICE But although we coal supplies force companies to move it twists and tumbles across rocks to the valleys below. national forests—the adjacent George www.AppalachianVoices.org have a wealth of state extraction sites closer to populated [email protected] Washington and Jefferson national I hear the voices of my ancestors, born-and-bred Appalachians with and federally-designated areas. Outdoor recreation destinations Appalachian Voices is committed to protecting the land, air forests—you have one of the largest land, Appalachia is also such as Boone, N.C., cave to pressure and water of the central and southern Appalachian region. a quiet pride in their traditions, their art, and I know that preserving and protecting these chunks of public land in the eastern U.S. faced with serious is- from state agencies against items such Our mission is to empower people to defend our region’s rich lands and all that they hold is of paramount importance. That region encompasses 39 counties in natural and cultural heritage by providing them with tools and Harpers Creek Trail, Pisgah sues that threaten the as providing bike lanes to enhance the Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky National Forest, NC strategies for successful grassroots campaigns. Appalachian When coal companies think of Appalachia, the visions that pass before them are not of tranquil beauty that has town—perks that would elevate Appa- and includes notable spotlights like Photo by Jamie Goodman Voices sponsors the Upper Watauga Riverkeeper® and is also mountains and streams. The shades of green they see come not from the region’s bio-diverse helped some communi- lachian towns to rival the tourist meccas ® Shenandoah National Park, Rapidan a Member of the Waterkeeper Alliance. 34-mile Virginia Creeper biking trail on ties prosper. of the country’s western states. flora, but rather from the sterile profit they equate with our mountains. Wildlife Management Area and Douthat EDITOR ....................................................... Jamie Goodman an old railroad bed and the embracing In the eastern part of West Virginia, But as long as the blue and green This summer, I urge you find time to reconnect with the mountains. Explore the Central and Grayson Highlands state parks. ASSOCI AT E EDITOR .......................................... Jillian Randel of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers virtu- near the George Washington National misty mountains of Appalachia stand - With 2,193 hiking and biking trails— CONTRIBUTING EDITOR .......................................Bill Kovarik and Southern Appalachians and absorb their natural beauty and undeniable value. This is ally transformed the dying town of Forest, mining towns like Fayetteville strong, people will come. DISTRIBUTION MA N A G E R .................................. Maeve Gould including 330 miles of the Appalachian sue of The Voice offers just a few suggestions for places to enjoy a broad array of interests Damascus, Va., into an outdoor mecca and Ansted experience economic stabil- People will come to escape the EDITORI A L ASSIST A NT ........................................Meg Holden Trail—in these two forests alone, even today, complete with an annual Trail ity and diversity in spite of the mining heat of the southern cities, to let the GR A PHIC DE SIGN ASSIST A NT ............................Meghan Darst in one of our nation’s most incredible regions where the people and communities are warm the most rabid eco-tourist should have Days Festival which draws thousands threatening their towns, thanks to the cool mountain breezes and soft sum- and welcoming. plenty do to for a while. Organizational Staff of visitors. yearly influx of hikers, kayakers, climb- mer clouds invade their senses. People The parks and forests of Appala- EX E CUTIV E DIR E CTOR .................................................... Willa Mays Our mountains and mountain communities are worth so much more than the sum total of “The trail competely changed [Da- ers and car campers that come to the will come to sit beneath majestic old PROGR am S DIR E CTOR ...................................................Matt Wasson chia bring tourism, and tourism brings the coal they contain, and you can help spread the word about why we need to save them. mascus] from empty store fronts to a national forest and New River Gorge trees and peer deep into the valley far DE PUTY PROGR am DIR E CTOR / VIRGINI A DIR E CTOR ..... Tom Cormons tourist dollars which help to boost DIR E CTOR OF WA T E R PROGR am S ............................. Donna Lisenby bustling town,” said Nancy Lamb, an area to vacation. below, to contemplate how small they Cam P A IGN DIR E CTOR ................................................... Lenny Kohm Enjoy your summer, and enjoy the treasures Appalachia has to offer. the economies of our small mountain active resident also known by some as Yet if you look at map of western are in this enormous world. People DE V E LOP me NT & CO mm UNIC A TIONS DIR E CTOR .............. Sandra Diaz communities. Areas that had no major Mrs. Damascus. “The difference was the West Virginia or eastern Kentucky— will come to wade in our streams and OPERATIONS & DEVELOPMENT Willa industry or relied on agriculture or a P E R A TIONS A N A G E R leaders who put it together. They were where mountaintop removal coal min- marvel at the cold, crisp waters, to listen O M ..........................................Susan Congelosi single industry before the 1970s have AD M INISTR A TIV E ASSOCI AT E .............................................Shay Boyd very farsighted.” ing is the most prevalent—you would to mountain music and to revel in the DIR E CTOR OF Mem B E RSHIP ...................................... Parker Stevens either dwindled or flourished, depend- In contrast, the small hamlet of be hard-pressed to find much of the ethereal, eternal and ancient beauty that DIR E CTOR OF FOUND A TION RE L A TIONS ....................... Rachael Goss ing on which side of the tourist fence DIR E CTOR OF Lea D E RSHIP GIFTS ..............................Kayti Wingfield Regulars Lansing, N.C.—located on the same green that designates national and state is Appalachia. INSIDE THIS ISSUE they now stand on. PROGRAMS old railroad line as Damascus—elected forests or parks. If you compare this to a Yes, as long as we preserve our Across Appalachia . 4 After the railroads were closed in LE GISL A TIV E ASSOCI AT E ........................................... J.W. Randolph Hidden Treasures (by State) not to continue the Creeper Trail into map outlining the most poverty-strick- mountains, people will come. NA TION A L FI E LD COORDIN A TOR ..................................... Kate Rooth Your guide to Coal Update . 7 the late 1970s, the construction of the FI E LD COORDIN A TOR ...................................................... Austin Hall (just a few!) of Virginia .................10 LE GISL A TIV E ASSOCI AT E .........................................John Humphrey Naturalists Notebook. 8 VIRGINI A Cam P A IGN COORDIN A TOR ...............................Mike McCoy the wonderful eco- West Virginia ........12 Ame RICORPS RIV E RK ee P E R ASSOCI AT E ......................... Eric Chance tourism hot spots This Green House. 24 Kentucky .............16 TECHnologY & COMMUNICations in Appalachia— Name of Member ___________________________________________________________ Tennessee ...........18 Opinions and Editorials. 25 TE CHNOLOGIST .............................................................Benji Burrell and threats to them RaiseRaise youryour VoiceVoice toto IT SP E CI A LIST ....................................................................Jeff Deal —you may (not) North Carolina .....20 Inside AV . 26 Address ___________________________________________________________________ CO mm UNIC A TIONS COORDIN A TOR ............................ Jamie Goodman have known about. Georgia ...............22 Ame RICORPS EDUC A TION & OUTR ea CH ASSOCI AT E ......Jillian Randel Get Involved!. 28 Protect Appalachia’s City______________________________________ State_________ Zip________________ INTERNS Penn./Ohio ..........23 Protect Appalachia’s ST A NB A CK LE GISL A TIV E FE LLO W .....................................Alex Brown Phone_________________________E-mail_______________________________________ ST A NB A CK OUTR ea CH ASSIST A NT .............................Jessye
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