Four Special Events in WNC
In the interest of ensuring that the next 15 year management plan for our national forests is one that reflects our region's interests and priorities, MountainTrue is hosting a series of events across WNC. We invite you to join us for any of four special events featuring expert panelists representing a diverse group of conservation, recreation and business interests as we discuss the future of the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. These panels will take place in the following towns:
Sylva, NC: March 15, 2018 at the Jackson County Public Library, 310 Keener St., Sylva, NC 28779
Boone, NC: March 22, 2018 at the Watauga County Public Library, 140 Queen St., Boone, NC 28607
Brevard, NC: March 27, 2018 at the Transylvania County Public Library, 212 South Gaston St., Brevard, NC 28712
Andrews, NC: March 29, 2018 at the Andrews Community Center, 535 Main St., Andrews, 28901
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This year, the U.S. Forest Service will share the first draft of a new management plan for Western North Carolina’s Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests. This big-picture plan changes every 15 years, and sets the ground rules for all activities in the forests: from wildlife management and timber sales on public lands to the hiking, fishing and mountain biking for which our region is famous. Comprising more than a million acres combined, Nantahala and Pisgah are a central part of our natural and cultural heritage and a driver of our region’s economy. Everyone who loves our forests has an issue they care about that will be impacted by the new forest management plan.
In the spirit of cooperation, the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership was formed to gather all forest interest groups into the same room at once: timber, water, wildlife, recreation, wilderness and more. We don’t leave anyone behind, and we believe it’s critical that everyone be willing to support everyone else’s values with the expectation that the support will be reciprocal. For the past five years, the Partnership has come up with a vision and a set of win-win strategies for a forest plan that allows all of our interests to co-exist and thrive. The Forest Service has also received recommendations from other groups participating in the forest plan revision, and now we want to share the best of those ideas with the wider public.
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This panel event is sponsored by MountainTrue and the following members of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership: Access Fund, American Whitewater, Backcountry Horsemen of NC, Carolina Land & Lakes RC&D, Columbia Forest Products, Defenders of Wildlife, Hiwassee River Watershed Coalition, International Mountain Bicycling Association, North Carolina Horse Council, North Carolina Youth Camp Association, Root Cause, Southern Appalachian Mineral Society, Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards, Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited, the Wilderness Society, and Wild South.
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