Help Save Virginia Tech's Stadium Woods
“Friends of VT’s Stadium Woods” is a local group of interested citizens, professors and students working to save an old growth 14 acre white oak forest located on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, VA. Currently the athletic departments wants to build an indoor football practice facility in the woods. Since mid-November 2011 Friends of VT’s Stadium Woods have been working to educate the public and the university community on the value of the ancient woods and the existence of at least 60 white oaks that are estimated to be more than 300 years old, and many more that are 100-200 years old. The unique ecosystem supports many native species plants, birds and more.
Please sign the ipetition at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/vtstadiumwoods and visit the sister website with links to various articles that have appeared in the Roanoke Times and elsewhere at
https://sites.google.com/site/stadiumwoodsvt/
MORE DETAILS: View Action Alert
Upcoming Forest Plan meetings:
April 27, 28, and 29 Meetings | Comments Due May 7, 2010
Forest planning process has resumed.
Help protect and preserve the Natural Wonders and Ecological Integrity of the George Washington National Forest.
The George Washington National Forest is a key source of drinking water for Virginians, it is where we recreate, and it provides us with an enduring connection to our natural heritage. .
April 2, 2009:
Support the Act to Save
America's Forests. The
Act to Save America's Forests is one of the largest,
most comprehensive pieces of forest protection and restoration
legislation ever considered by the U.S. House of Representatives
and the U.S. Senate. The bill has been supported by many
prominent scientists, including Jane Goodall, E.O. Wilson, Dr.
Peter Raven, and others. In the current bill, seven of the "special areas" to be protected include Virginia Mountain Treasure areas like Dismal Creek, Bear Creek, Stone Coal Creek, Terrapin Mountain, Wilson Mountain, Whitetop Mountain, and Feathercamp areas in the Jefferson National Forest.
Jan. 30, 2009: Send Comments on GW National Forest Plan Revision Help protect and preserve the Natural Wonders and Ecological Integrity of the George Washington National Forest. - a notice from our friends at the Sierra Club.
Issues to raise on George
Washington National Forest Plan Revision - Comments
were due Aug. 8, 2008.
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