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Read about the Clinch Coalition backed wind farm
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Local students recently competed in the Clinch Coalition's annual Earth Awareness Contest. Click HERE to view the results and see samples of some of the winning entries. _____________________
May Photo Contest Winners can be seen HERE .
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July Meeting: The next Clinch Coalition meeting will be held July 14th at 6:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Center in Tacoma, Va. All are welcome!
What's Up? Visit our 'calendar' page to stay current on all that's happening with the TCC.
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To stay up to date:
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Public Lands: House rejects omnibus resources bill that would have designated, among other things, more than 2 million acres of wilderness in nine states and more than 1,000 miles of national wild and scenic rivers (3/10/09): Click for more details.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: On March 24, the House passes bill to expand wilderness in 9 states! More info here.
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Pictured above is a photo submitted by
Becky Lagow for the 2009 Spring Photo Contest.
Students from the University of Maryland worked with TCC members and Forest Service staff on the trail around Bark Camp Lake on March 20. Most of the work on the Benge Trail has been completed and we are now working with the city of Norton to obtain funds to complete the trail from Flag Rock to the High Knob Tower site.
The tiny insect known as the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, as seen in the photos below, has been killing hemlock trees in the Eastern United States at a very rapid pace. Click here to learn more about the adelgid and what you can do to help save our
treasured hemocks.
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"Boy With Newts" in banner used with permission from Richard Kretz. Last updated 01/09. Visitors since Nov. 2007: |
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