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#ThisIsAppalachia: Reclamation
Bipartisan votes in Congress renewed hope for serious actions to deal with past mining damage to the Appalachian region.
#ThisIsAppalachia: The Stay Project
We Know This to be True: The State of Youth Issues in Appalachia and a Plan of Action
#ThisIsAppalachia: Earth Day 2022, Invest in Our Planet
Our cover photo of Central Appalachia viewed from space comes from the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA and NASA have images of earth that provide glimpses of the interrelated nature of what we have to protect on this Earth Day 2022. The organizing theme is Invest in Our Planet—”because a green future is a prosperous future.” Here are some of options for celebration, action, and service for this year’s Earth Day.
#ThisIsAppalachia: Women of ACF March 2022
To mark Women’s History month, the March issue of #ThisIsAppalachia celebrates our own wonderful women of our board and staff.
#ThisIsAppalachia: American Chestnut
In the living memory of many Appalachian residents, the American Chestnut tree was almost an iconic part of life. It provided food, wood for homes, shelter for animals, and cool shade. And today, the American Chestnut is functionally extinct. Don Davis has followed the story of the American Chestnut through the mountains of Appalachia and even abroad to parts of Europe and Asia. He shares here the efforts to bring back this important tree.