 Once again, spring is upon us and folks are getting outside to enjoy the beauty of the season. I’ve noticed that campsites in the Pisgah National Forest empty only a month ago have begun to fill up with campers. Streams are now teeming with fishermen and trails are sporting more hikers - the first round of AT thru hikers are just now making their way through the town of Franklin, NC. With migratory bird season in full swing the forests are also attracting eager wildlife watchers. Because most of our public lands are free it’s no wonder that people are flocking to them for recreation and vacation during these tough economic times. Financial resources are tight for everyone, so recreating in a nearby national forest is great way to spend vacation time and support your local economy. For folks living on the East coast, the national forests of the Southeast are within a day’s drive. They provide ample opportunities for hiking, fishing, bird watching, camping, and picnicking. All of these things contribute to local economies as people purchase gear, provisions, and outdoor recreation services like rafting.
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 What easy task can companies, homes, schools, and offices do to ease pressure on forests and stem climate change? Drum roll please…… Buy better paper. To make it easier to sort through the choices, the Environmental Paper Network has released a new website and campaign called What’s In Your Paper? The site makes it effortless to make better paper choices and includes a comprehensive toolkit with buying guides, model paper policies, a recycling guide and the “Paper Steps,” an easy to use graphic that defines the real qualities of an environmentally superior paper. So whether you’re a single individual, a large volume paper purchaser, or somewhere in between, to learn more about your options in paper choices, visit the site at WhatsInYourPaper.com. |
 Collaborating with agencies and communities By Mark Kolinski, Alabama Program Manager Sure, these are challenging times, but what times are not? Twenty years ago our National Forest system was still managed primarily as a timber resource for the lumber and paper industries. “Get out the cut!” was the order of the day. 12 billion board feet of timber were logged each year on our national forests, and vast acreages of native hardwoods in the southeastern U.S., havens of biological diversity, were brought down and converted to monoculture pine plantations, tree farms that served only one purpose. |
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