In the coalfields of Martin County in Eastern Kentucky, where mining once shaped both the land and the economy, a new initiative is getting off the ground. As the coal industry declined, it left vast tracts of land deforested, compacted and covered in invasive species. Renew Appalachia, a project spanning 7,000 acres of former mine […] The post Rewilding 7,000 Acres of Eastern Kentucky’s Mined Land appeared first on Mountain Association.
