The Heartwood Region
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Success from First Round of Mini-Grant Recipients!
Heartwood presented mini-grant awards to four organizations at this year's Forest Council. The groups are already putting the funds to good use. Here are the winners and their projects:
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Forest Council 2010:
20th annual event returns to site of original Forest Council; draws strength from its roots.
Driving through the arched entrance and down the long, canopied road
into Camp Ondessonk provided a preview of what the 2010 Forest Council
weekend would feel like. The Camp is nestled in a valley surrounded by
Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. Arriving there for the
weekend, one felt comfortable, safe, and expectant. We knew we were in a
special place and were soon surrounded by special people. Before the
weekend was over, our expectations were exceeded, and we were exhausted.
Many memories were made, friendships renewed, and alliances forged. The
2010 Forest Council was a successful event that will continue to benefit
Heartwood members and their communities for a long while into the
future.
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Biomass Incinerator withdraws permit application in Indiana
The Concerned Citizens of Crawford County have just announced that
Liberty Green Renewables LLC (LGR), the company proposing to build a 32
megawatt biomass incinerator in Milltown, Indiana, has withdrawn its
permit application to discharge wastewater from the plant on-site,
effectively signaling a successful conclusion to an eighteen month
organizing effort to stop the incinerator.
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Coal Country Music
Mountaintop Removal CD
Heartwood partnered with singer/songwriter Jason Wilber, guitar player for John Prine, to produce a compilation CD of music by nationally known recording artists, to raise awareness about and help stop the tragedy of mountaintop removal coal-mining.
Coal Country Music is the companion CD to the award-winning documentary Coal Country by film-makers Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller whose previous documentary, The Appalachians, was widely shown on PBS. Coal Country Music includes liner notes by Ashley Judd and Woody Harrelson and information about the Alliance for Appalachia. All proceeds from the sale of the CD will be used to support the work of the Alliance for Appalachia of which Heartwood is a member and be used to STOP mountaintop removal coal-mining.
For more information, contact Andy Mahler, 812.723.2430
