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Clinch Coalition

"If we should lose all this...... well a man can't last without it in my opinion. He just can't do it."
-JR Moore, Clinch Coalition member

The Clinch Coalition is a group of folks from southwestern Virginia that are working to engage their community in issues surrounding the use of the forests. They spend a large amount of their time in the woods, and have taught us a lot about forestry issues and how to use community media. Over the last couple of years or so we have worked together on several radio and video projects. Let us know if you would like to see a copy of their organizing video.

JR Moore talks about why it is important to protect our natural resources for future generations. Click to hear an audio clip of JR Moore

Detta Davis talks about the importance of the High Knob watershed.

Otis Ward lives on High Knob. He talks about the difficulty animals have in finding food after a clearcut.

Click to hear Jerri Scardo giving her impressions of a recent clear cut in the Jefferson National Forest and why she thinks we should do things differently.

Jerri continues by talking about recreation as a value for the National Forests.