The Great Forest Campaign
Using
SAFC’s Return the Great Forest: A Conservation Vision
for the Southern Appalachian Region as a blueprint,
we initiated the Great Forest Campaign in 2002 as the vehicle
to fulfill the Coalition’s long-term goal of a protected network
linked across the region’s landscape that would serve as ecologically
complete native forests -- large enough to provide
future generations with clean drinking water, recreation, wildlife
habitat, and filter pollution from our air. At the core
of the vision is the protection of our National Forests, namely
their roadless areas, watersheds, old growth forests, and unprotected
cultural areas. At its periphery are significant tracts
of high-priority pri
vate
lands that could be added to the public trust.
Together our Coalition has created this regional conservation vision and campaign to lead us in the direction of health for our forests, our lands, and our people. In order to achieve our goal, the SAFC regional support center provides GIS mapping, scientific analysis, financial support, and campaign assistance to our members and dozens of conservation initiatives throughout the region.
Use the red links above to learn more about our work.
| Return the Great Forest - A Conservation Vision Endorsed by almost 200 diverse stakeholders - Jimmy Carter, Mike Dombeck, Terry Tempest Williams, Republicans for Environmental Protection, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, and Business for Wilderness - the Conservation Vision seeks to establish an interconnected network of wildlands, over 2.8 million acres of some of the most ancient temperate forests in the world. Permanent protection within our public lands is needed to establish wildlife corridors for migration and habitat; to meet the increasing demands for backcountry recreation; ensure clean drinking water; and to provide a sustainable economic future for the region. The Great Forest Campaign works to do this. Please learn more about this vision by downloading the Return the Great Forest: A Conservation Vision for the Southern Appalachian Region. |
