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1995
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June
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Organized CCRC
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October
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Injunction against Bob Jordan's proposed chip mill in Rutherford County
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December
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Judge ruling against proposed chip mill in Rutherford County
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Willamette Industries purchased proposed chip mill land
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1996
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March
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Union Mills Club House- Willamette Meeting
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May
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Reorganization meeting at Colin Campbell's home
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July
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Rally in Rutherfordton, NC - 800 people attended
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October
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Gov. Hunt commissioned study and organized March in Rutherfordton
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November
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Willamette violated Clean Water Act
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1997
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January
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DENR meeting at Union Mills Fire Station
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February
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First lobby trip to Raleigh
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July
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Raleigh trip to address Transportation Trucking Adjustment Act
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October
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Public hearing in Asheville
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1998
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January
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Meeting in Stokes County, NC with Hickory Alliance about proposed chip mill in Pine
Hall, NC by Godfrey Lumber Company
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February
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Meeting in Moore County, NC about Cotton Creek Chip Mill
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Meeting in Morganton, NC about General Storm Water Permit
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April
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DENR remeasured streambed at Willamette chip mill upon CCRC request
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CCRC hosted 1st landowner's meeting in Spindale, NC
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September
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CCRC & Hickory Alliance chosen for advisory board
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October
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CCRC hosted 2nd landowner's meeting in Spindale, NC
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November
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Grant given to CCRC by Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
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1999
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January
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Lt. Governor meeting in Raleigh
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February
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Meetings with Secretary Tolson (DOT) and Colonel Richards (DMV) separately
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Community meeting at Union Mills Firehouse
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Land management meeting in Rutherfordton, NC
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March
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NC Chip Mill Assessment Study public forums in McDowell and Stokes counties
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April
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CCRC, Hickory Alliance, and Dogwood met with primary researchers of the North Carolina Chip Mill Study and DENR officials in Raleigh
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May
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Dogwood Alliance Meeting in Fries, VA. Meeting with Sarah Warren, NC State University researcher doing the socioeconomic segment of the North Carolina Chip Mill Assessment Study in 4 community areas
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June
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CCRC attended the 3rd NC Chip Mill Assessment Study in Snow Hill, NC
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July
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Virginia's 1st Chip Assessment Study Committee Meeting in Critz, VA
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August
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CCRC took community issues to Raleigh, NC for the Federal Southern Forest Resource Assessment Study
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September
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CCRC gave a presentation to the Virginia Sub-Committee in Richmond on the economic impacts of chip mills in communities, attended the Western North Carolina Alliance Forest Conference in Asheville along with a North Carolina Forestry Association Logger Rally, and gave two presentations at a Forest Health Conference in Abingdon, Virginia.
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October
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CCRC attended a meeting in Raleigh for the North Carolina Advisory Committee on the Chip Mill Assessment Study, and participated in a community meeting held in Clifton (Laurens County), South Carolina where Norbord Industries/Canada is building a chip mill and oriented strand board facility.
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November
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6-CCRC hosted a Horselogging and Sawing Fun and Field Day Demonstration with more than 400 people attending.
20-CCRC received a regrant from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation.
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December
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15-16-CCRC met with researchers and other environmental groups participating in the NC Chip Mill Assessment Study.
17-CCRC attended the last NC Chip Mill Advisory Committee meetings in Raleigh.
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2000
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January
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CCRC held its first meeting of the new millennium to discuss the North Carolina Chip Mill Study, recommendations to the Governor, upcoming events (an Interfaith Rally and another Horselogging Event), logging truck traffic safety issues, and other pertinent business.
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February
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CCRC did a presentation on community issues at the Southeast Rural Sociological Conference in Lexington, Kentucky.
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CCRC along with other environmental groups throughout North Carolina organized to get the public to attend the North Carolina Chip Mill Educational Public Forum at Mitchell Community College in Statesville, North Carolina.
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CCRC took the community message to Atlanta, Georgia to an "Experts Meeting" addressing forest sustainability issues for the Federal Southeast Assessment.
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March
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CCRC has set up a logging truck traffic safety program in the Union Mills Community. CCRC is working closely with DMV to monitor and ensure that safety of local residents in the Community is of paramount importance.
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CCRC met with the Western North Carolina Division of Forest Resources to discuss private landowner options, sustainable forestry, clear-cutting, working together, and forest monitoring.
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CCRC gave presentations to several groups in South Carolina and scoped out the Bennettsville, South Carolina community where Willamette Industries has a pulp and paper mill, chip mill, and medium density fiberboard facility. The chips processed at the Union Mills chip mill are transported by rail to this South Carolina facility. Willamette Industries is applying for an air quality permit to build a particle board facility on the same site.
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CCRC continues to work with the WNCA DENR Task Force to address monitoring, enforcement, and education policies. In February DENR released a Enforcement Assessment of each of the Divisions which the Task Force is reviewing.
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CCRC took its community message to Bennettsville, South Carolina where South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control (DEHC) sponsored a public hearing to address Willamette Industries' application for an air construction permit to build a particle board plant. Bill Belitskus from Kane, Pennsylvania and Thomas Kruzen from Mountain View, Missouri represented their communities where Willamette Industries is also located. Three states and communities where Willamette Industries has violated private citizens' quality of life brought their message to this Public Hearing.
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April
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CCRC meet with Shannon Buckley of Willamette Industries to discuss logging truck traffic safety, "near-misses", and road issues in the Union Mills Community.
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CCRC went to Raleigh as representatives of the WNCA Task Force to meet with DENR officials regarding regulations, violations, and enforcement.
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May
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CCRC released the Landowner's Help Guide to Low-Impact Forestry
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CCRC attended a Best Management Practices (BMP) Workshop with Greg Yates from the Division of Forest Resources (DFR)-DENR to become educated on Forest Practices Guidelines.
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CCRC began a Logging Site Monitoring Program that will include scoping, inspecting, and documenting logging sites in Rutherford County with the intent of replicating this model in other parts of Western North Carolina.
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CCRC meet with the local law enforcement to discuss logging traffic regulations, citizens' rights to protect themselves, and road construction and repair in Union Mills.
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CCRC attended the Dogwood Alliance, Heartwood, and Appalachian Voices Annual Meeting in Harlan, Kentucky
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June
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CCRC met with Andrew Jones of the Sustainability Institute based in Vermont to discuss community monitoring and collaborative meetings between citizens, industry, the business community, and a variety of resource individuals.
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CCRC continues its Forest Watch Program and monitored eighteen sites
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CCRC traveled to Virginia to work with community groups dealing with the impacts of chip mills in their areas and evaluated several critical places for continued work and support.
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July
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CCRC met with Clean Water Fund of North Carolina and the Dogwood Alliance to discuss the North Carolina Chip Mill Study, water quality issues, and CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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CCRC attended the Federal Forest Sustainability Assessment Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss community issues, provide recommendations for the criteria to do small area assessments, and recommend several "hot spots" throughout the Southeast
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CCRC released the manual Leadership Strategies and Tactics to help communities and their leadership with needed information on how to organize, strategize, and be more effective at running grassroots campaigns.
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CCRC attended a "town hall meeting" in Kingsport, Tennessee hosted by Willamette Industries and the Tennessee Air Quality Control Division.
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CCRC attended the Dogwood Alliance Board of Directors meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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CCRC met with a The New York Times reporter to discuss community issues, forest sustainability, logging/practices, local dynamics and economics, the North Carolina Wood Chip Mill Study, and trends and shifts throughout North Carolina and the Southeast.
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CCRC continues to conduct evaluations of logging occurring in Rutherford, Burke, and McDowell Counties.
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August
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CCRC met and facilitated a meeting with community members living in Kingsport, Tennessee to discuss the Willamette Industries expansion on their pulp and paper mill.
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CCRC hosted an Interfaith Rally at The Foundation of the Isothermal Community College's campus. The program was diversified and 150 people attended the event
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CCRC attended the General Stormwater Permit Public Hearing in Winston-Salem and participated in a press conference prior to the Hearing. CCRC presented comments on the Permit and community issues. CCRC also submitted into the public record, photo copies of "bad" logging roads showing impacts on water quality and a map of the chip mills in North Carolina and the need for a statewide moratorium.
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September
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CCRC gave several presentations to local civic groups in Rutherford County.
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CCRC traveled to Toano, VA to support a community group facing the threat of a chipping and mulching facility. The county board of supervisors denied the permit. This is the second victory that has occurred in VA to halt the construction of two chip mills.
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CCRC continues to provide technical, organizational, and strategic community-based support to the Kingsport Citizens Committee for a Cleaner Environment. This group is addressing issues, problems, and concerns surrounding the expansion of Willamette Industries' pulp and paper mill in Kingsport, TN.
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October
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CCRC hosted its Second Annual Horselogging and Sawmilling Fun and Field Day at the Hemphill/Robbins' Family Farm. The Event attracted 560 people and was held to promote sustainable forestry, provide alternatives for timber harvesting to private landowners, and outreach to the community.
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CCRC was notified that a proposed rock quarry was applying for a permit to construct a facility near Chase Middle School, Sandy Mush, Rutherford County, NC.
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November
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CCRC attended the Semi-Annual Dogwood Alliance Membership Meeting in Nashville, TN and conducted the Membership Committee Workshop.
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CCRC attended several community meetings dealing with the proposed rock quarry in Rutherford County, NC.
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CCRC continues to attend the WNCA DENR Task Force Meetings which meets monthly in Asheville, NC. CCRC also chairs this Task Force.
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December
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CCRC member, Lynne Faltraco, was elected to the Board of Directors for NC ConNet, which hosted a meeting in Greensboro, NC at The Summit.
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CCRC attended and spoke at the Rock Quarry Public Hearing held at Isothermal Community College to request that the NC Division of Land Resources deny the issuance of Hanson Aggregates Carolina, Inc.
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CCRC's Forest Watch Program has monitored 34 logging sites in Rutherford, McDowell, Burke, and Haywood Counties.
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2001
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January
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CCRC gave a presentation for the Rutherford Leadership Conference.
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CCRC went to Raleigh to attend the first North Carolina Conservation Network Board of Directors' Meeting.
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CCRC continues to mentor the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens group opposing the construction of a rock quarry next to the Chase Middle School.
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CCRC met with the Asheville Mayor Leni Sitnick to discuss truck traffic issues and future legislation.
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February
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CCRC gave a presentation to the Asheville/Buncombe County League of Women Voters on communities, chip mills, and citizen leadership.
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CCRC met with Professor John Wood of the University of North Carolina in Asheville to discuss CCRC's organization, Community Outreach, Landowner Outreach, Forest Watch, and future legislation and state policy.
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CCRC continues to monitor logging truck traffic and collaborate with DOT, DMV, and the Highway Patrol on safety issues.
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March
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CCRC along with the WNCA DENR Task Force met with Nan Guthrie, Liaison to the Governor in Western North Carolina
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CCRC met with Chase/Flat Rock Citizens group to help the group become more focused and organized.
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CCRC met with Dogwood Alliance Staff to discuss communities, outreach, and Forest Watch.
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CCRC helped citizens' group in Union County dealing with the damages of a significant clearcut and how to implement land use and protective zoning.
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CCRC talked with an environmental attorney in Boston, Massachusetts to discuss chip mill and community issues in the Southeastern and Appalachian regions.
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CCRC went flying with South Wings' pilot Susan Lapis to take photographs and monitor clearcutting going on in Rutherford, Burke, and McDowell Counties.
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CCRC participated in the National Staples' Day of Action by visiting the Forest City store, doing a store tour, and writing letters and postcards to the CEO.
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April
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CCRC has monitored 56 logging/clearcutting sites since May 2000.
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CCRC participated in a "day of action" at the local Staples store by doing a store tour and meeting with the manager to discuss the unavailability of recycled paper products to the general public.
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Flew with Southwings pilot Hume Davenport and WBTV (channel 3-Charlotte) I -Team reporters to look at clearcut sites in Rutherford and Burke Counties and the Willamette Industries' chip mill in Union Mills.
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CCRC wrote a response letter to Mr. Scott of the South Carolina Forestry Association.
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CCRC participated in local festivities for Earth Day and distributed the landowner manual, fact sheets, flyers, and other pertinent information.
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May
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CCRC attended a dinner and awards banquet to receive a donation from the Lake Lure-Hickory Gorge Kiwanis Club.
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CCRC did an interview with the executive director of the Alliance for Democracy addressing environmental issues and the North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections campaign.
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CCRC has drawn attention to improper logging practices through the Forest Watch Program and one case in particular was sent to the North Carolina Division of Land Resources issued a Notice of Violation through the Division in Raleigh.
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CCRC continues to partner with local commissioners to promote land use in Rutherford County to keep extractive industries such as chip mills from locating in the area.
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CCRC spent two days in Raleigh meeting with state agency officials, legislators and their aides, and other community activists.
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CCRC's Lynne Faltraco gave a slide presentation to the Asheville Sierra Club Wenoca Chapter.
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WBTV-3's I-Team presented a documentary on the Southeastern forests featuring CCRC members Rodney Robbins, third generation logger and Lynne Faltraco.
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June
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Forest Watch Conference held in Dungannon, Virginia which brought in leadership working on Forest Watch issues from five states throughout the Appalachian and Southeastern regions.
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CCRC was invited to participate in a festival called "Celebrate Rutherford" which was hosted by the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce and the town of Forest City and promoted local organizations and businesses.
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CCRC continues to work with college interns and graduates on forest-related issues.
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CCRC have a presentation at the Exploris Museum in Raleigh for North Carolina Conservation Network's Action Forum.
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CCRC made two new contacts with private landowners that are concerned about logging activities taking place in their communities of Burke and Wilkes Counties.
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CCRC participated in a public forum conducted by the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Since March/April 1998, CCRC has kept a manual of logging truck activities in the Union Mills Community focusing primarily on Centennial Road. This monitoring has built the case for lowered speed limits in the community, posted cautionary signs; and increased monitoring of the roads by the local law enforcement, DMV, and the Highway Patrol. CCRC calls this Project "Lives on the Line."
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CCRC continues to monitor active clearcutting activities through its Forest Watch Program and to date has evaluated sixty-six sites in nine counties primarily located in Western North Carolina.
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July
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CCRC partnered with the Dogwood Alliance's Forest Watch Program to conduct training in the Green Swamp of Southeastern North Carolina. International Paper who is the largest landowner in the state owns the area in question. International Paper is ditching, draining, herbiciding, and converting the native forests to monoculture pine plantations. The local citizens' group, Concerned Citizens of Southeastern North Carolina, is starting a Forest Watch Program to address the issues, impacts, and concerns of the increased timbering, which International Paper is endorsing.
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CCRC is working with the Dogwood Alliance to start a Forest Watch Program in Mt. Gilead and surrounding counties to address the acceleration of clear cutting occurring throughout the southern Piedmont.
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CCRC and Board of Directors Members, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Jobe, attended a Chip Mill Presentation in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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CCRC continues to provide support and technical assistance to the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens' Group who are opposing the construction of a rock quarry in the Sandy Mush Community of Rutherford County.
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August
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CCRC continues to monitor active logging sites and has evaluated ninety-three sites in eleven counties throughout North Carolina.
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CCRC provided public comments at the August Rutherford County Planning Commission Meeting to address the Land Use Plan and Rock Quarry School Ordinance.
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CCRC attended a "Preserving Working Lands in Western North Carolina Conference" in Asheville, which included representatives from North Carolina State University; land trust and conservation groups; environmental and community-based groups; and agency officials.
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CCRC meet with North Carolina Conservation Network's new Coordinator to discuss community organizing and outreach; CCRC's three program areas; attend a bimonthly meeting; and evaluate a clearcut logging operation.
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September
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Annual CCRC Board of Directors' Meeting at Caulfield's in Forest City.
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CCRC co-hosted a meeting with the North Carolina Highway Patrol to invite Willamette Industries and local loggers to discuss logging truck traffic safety issues.
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CCRC conducted a workshop on the Forest Watch Program with the Western North Carolina Alliance's McDowell County Chapter.
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CCRC attended an Environmental Summit at the Pisgah Inn outside of Asheville, North Carolina.
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October
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CCRC traveled to the Green Swamp of North Carolina to co-host a Forest Watch Training for the Concerned Citizens of Southeastern North Carolina.
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CCRC hosted its Third Annual Horselogging and Sawmilling Fun and Field Day-600 people attended the Event.
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November
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Co-hosted a meeting with 2 national organizations to develop a strategy plan for "Defying Corporations, Defining Democracy."
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Conducted a presentation for Rutherford County Girl Scouts on the "Environment, Women in Leadership Roles, and Community Activism."
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December
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Facilitated a tour of the Willamette Industries' Chip Mill, a visit to a 700+ clearcut site, and a trip to a sustainable forestland for 4 First United Methodist pastors from Western North Carolina.
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Participated and attended a Legislative Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Evaluated 107 clearcut sites in 11 counties through CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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Succeeded in helping to secure the passage of a Land Use Plan in Rutherford County.
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2002
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January
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Received the Forest Conservationist of the Year Award from the North Carolina and National Wildlife Federations.
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Joined the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce.
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February
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Attended the 40th. Annual Governor's Awards Banquet hosted by the North Carolina and National Wildlife Federations in Raleigh.
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Hosted a Forest Watch Training conducted by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources Water Quality Specialist, Greg Yates attended by 15 people.
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Gave a presentation at the Second Annual North Carolina Conservation Network Retreat.
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Conducted a Forest Watch Presentation in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Gave a presentation at Auburn University on communities, chip mills, activism, sustainable forestry, and Forest Watch.
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March
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Partnered with Rutherford County citizens to address issues surrounding the construction of a proposed state prison.
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Attended and participated at the Rutherford County Drinking Water Protection Project Steering Committee Meetings.
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April
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Monitored 147 clearcutting sites through CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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Developed an electronic Forest Watch Site Evaluation Form for CCRC's website.
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Conducted a presentation attended by 40 private landowners on "Sustainable Forestry-What is It? Who Can Do It? and How Do You Do It?" in McDowell County.
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Co-sponsored a weekend conference entitled "A North Carolina Conference
to Rethink Approaches to Challenge Corporate Power and Development of
People Power" with Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), Program
on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD), Clean Water Fund of North
Carolina and several environmental organizations.
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May
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Attended and participated in the first Realize Rutherford meeting-a county-wide planning session to address land use issues and begin developing a long term plan for Rutherford County.
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Joined the Task Force of Realize Rutherford.
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Evaluated 153 clearcutting sites for CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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June
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Hosted CCRC's Fourth Annual Board of Directors Meeting in Rutherfordton.
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Participated in a strategic plan to partner with the Rutherford County Isothermal Planning and Development Commission to identify incidents of black and gray water straight piping and water quality problems, walk streams and local watersheds, and work with private landowners.
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July
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Participated as members of Realize Rutherford's Task Force to develop a proactive plan to address sustainable economic development and quality of life issues in Rutherford County.
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Will partner with the Rutherford County Isothermal Planning and Development Commission and Isothermal Community College to identify water quality problems on the Broad and Second Broad Rivers in November 2002 and January 2003
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August
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Addressed the Rutherford County Board of Equalization and Review to appeal the denial of the Earthaven Forestry Plan, under the North Carolina Present Use Value Program, by the Tax Administrator.
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Hosted the second "Love the Land" An Interfaith Songfest and Worship Experience at The Foundation on the Isothermal Community College campus in Spindale, North Carolina with 150 people attending the Rally.
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Met with the Rutherford Outdoors Coalition (ROC), a local group interested in preserving green spaces and opening and providing access to parks in Rutherford County.
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Participated in Rutherford County's Chamber of Commerce Forums.
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Partnered with and participated in a survey with Eastern Carolina University to discuss community-based grassroots environmental groups and sustainable forestry issues.
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September
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Conducted a presentation to Dr. Fred Cubbage's Forest Policy Class at North Carolina State University.
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Met with Donna and Rodney Robbins and Earthaven to discuss plans for the Hemphill/Robbins Model Demonstration Forest.
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Presented a talk at Isothermal Community College (ICC) on CCRC's Forest Watch Program and discussed the partnership with Isothermal Planning and Development Commission and ICC students for Ms. Donna Harrison's Sociology Class.
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Gave a Forest Watch presentation to the Clean Water Fund of North Carolina in Mocksville, North Carolina.
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Evaluated 171 clearcut sites through CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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October
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Presented a second talk at Isothermal Community College (ICC) on CCRC's Forest Watch Program and discussed the partnership with Isothermal Planning and Development Commission to students in Ms. Christie Sanborn's Biology Class.
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Participated as a panelist for a Plenary Session: "How Should We Manage Our Forests?" at the Society of American Foresters' 2002 National Convention in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Conducted a presentation for the Pioneer Girl Scout leaders in Forest City, North Carolina to discuss the Largest Oak Tree Search Project.
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Co-hosted the Second Annual Forest Watch Conference with Communities for Sustainable Forestry on the Hemphill/Robbins Family Farm-83 people attended the Conference representing six states throughout the Southeast and Appalachian regions.
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Hosted the Fourth Annual Horselogging and Sawmilling Fun and Field attended by 600 people and featuring the Hemphill/Robbins' Model Demonstration Forest. *See CCRC's 2002 Fall newsletter, Chips Away, for further information.
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November
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Attended and participated in 1st. North Carolina Naturally Regional Meeting held at UNC-A in Asheville.
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Attended the Broad River Basinwide Water Quality public meeting hosted by the NCDENR Division of Water Quality and Planning to review and comment on the Draft. CCRC has participated in this process for the past two years.
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December
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Participated on the Public Relations Panel for Leadership Rutherford
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Evaluated 185 clearcut sites in Rutherford County for CCRC's Forest Watch Program.
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2003
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January
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CCRC received a Certificate of Community Service Award at the 2003 Martin Luther King Annual Prayer Breakfast held at the New Bethel AME Zion Church in Forest City, North Carolina.
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CCRC spoke at the Rutherford County Commissioners' meeting to ask
for improvements on the Present Use Value (PUV) program. CCRC also requested
that local non-industrial private landowners be provided with important
information on the new PUV law.
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February
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Rodney Robbins was featured in the North Carolina Farm Bureau
article entitled "From North Carolina Forests to Fine Furniture" by Chris
Street.
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April
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CCRC participated in Leadership Rutherford's Diversity and Quality
of Life Discussion Panel.
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Rutherford County tax assessor, Mr. William Doolittle resigned and
will be taking a position in Iredell County.
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May
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CCRC is providing local support to the Shiloh Community in
Rutherford County dealing with social injustice and quality of life issues.
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June
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CCRC met with the Rutherford Outdoor Coalition (ROC) to support their projects and build future partnerships. This organization formed to address the "need to improve, expand and nurture outdoor recreational activities in Rutherford County."
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CCRC attended and participated in a North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program workshop for developing the Catheys Creek Watershed Restoration Plan in Rutherford County. The workshop was held at the Agricultural Extension in Spindale, North Carolina and was hosted by North Carolina State University's Watershed Education for Community and Local Officials program (WECO) along with officials from the Wetlands Restoration Program and Earth Tech.
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July
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CCRC conducted a presentation on "Chip Mills, Sustainable Forestry, and Community Activism" to the Lexington, Kentucky Cumberland Chapter of the Sierra Club.
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CCRC met with Kidsenses (Children's InterACTIVE Museum) of Rutherfordton, North Carolina to learn about the mission and vision of the Museum and future interaction and partnerships.
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August
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CCRC was featured in The Daily Courier on August 3, and the article was entitled "Chip Mill Helped Launch Current Zoning Debate."
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CCRC conducted a presentation for the Rutherfordton Lions' Club on "Land Use, High Impact Industries, and Community Activism."
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September
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CCRC participated on the Cathey's Creek Watershed Advisory Committee organized by the Wetlands Restoration Program through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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October
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CCRC hosted the Fifth Annual Logging Demonstration Day at the Hemphill & Robbins' Family Farm attended by more than 100 non-industrial private landowners, loggers, foresters, academics, and agency officials. CCRC also awarded the First Annual "Good Logger Award" to Chester Conner of L&M Logging from Union Mills, North Carolina.
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November
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CCRC hosted two Workshops at the Rutherford County Extension in Spindale, North Carolina featuring Thomas Linzey, Esquire and Stacey Schmader from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the two Workshops was to discuss the formation of the Foothills Cooperative WoodNet and to discuss Corporations, Local Ordinances and High Impact Industries, and Citizen Processes and Powers.
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December
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CCRC has monitored 214 timbered sites through the Forest Watch Project.
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CCRC, along with Free Rutherford and the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens Groups, participated in the formation of a Citizens Advisory Committee to focus on rural protective community measures. Peg Brackett of the Chase/Flat Rock Group read a prepared statement at the December 8th. County Commissioners' Meeting, and the first public Citizens Advisory Committee meeting was held at the Rutherford Annex.
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January
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CCRC participated in a Best Practices Study conducted by the Sanford Holshouser Business Development Group hosted by the Rutherford County Economic Development Commission.
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February
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CCRC attended the first 2004 Cathey's Creek Technical Watershed Assessment Advisory Committee Meeting at the Agricultural Extension in Spindale, North Carolina.
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CCRC sent representation to the 4th. Annual North Carolina Conservation Network Retreat held at The Brown Summit in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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March
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CCRC participated on a panel discussion, Environmental Concerns in Rutherford County, for Leadership Rutherford's Environmental & Agriculture Program.
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CCRC gave a keynote speech at the 3rd. Annual Franklin County Coalition's Spring Banquet in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
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April
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CCRC was invited to join the Steering Committee of Realize Rutherford.
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Chase/Flat Rock Citizens' Group, CCRC, and Free Rutherford conducted the first in a series of Common Sense Community Meetings at the Golden Valley Club House to address the location of high impact industries and citizen process and involvement in local government.
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May
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CCRC participated in the NCPIRG Carolina Rivers Project to request the reclassification of the North Fork of the First Broad River in Rutherford County to a high quality waters standard
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CCRC attended a Steering Committee Retreat at the Lodge on Lake Lure for Realize Rutherford.
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CCRC participated in the second township community meeting for the Common Sense Project with the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens' Group and Free Rutherford at the Gilkey Club House.
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June
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CCRC participated in the third township community meeting for the Common Sense Project with the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens' Group and Free Rutherford in Sulphur Springs at Harris Elementary School
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CCRC gave a presentation to the Rutherford County Club on the Common Sense Project, high impact industries, and citizen participation and involvement in local government.
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July
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CCRC attended the monthly Realize Rutherford Steering Committee meeting held at Isothermal Community College.
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CCRC was represented at the third 2004 North Carolina Conservation Network Board of Directors' meeting in Newport, North Carolina.
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August
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CCRC participated in the fourth community meeting for the Common Sense Project with the Chase/Flat Rock Citizens' Group and Free Rutherford in Chimney Rock Township at the Mountains Branch Library.
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CCRC attended the North Carolina Forest Summit held in Statesville, North Carolina
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CCRC attended the Realize Rutherford Steering Committee meeting held at the Union Mills School
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October
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CCRC attended the third Cathey's Creek Technical Advisory Committee sponsored by the Watershed Education for Communities and Local Officials (North Carolina State University). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the results of the watershed assessment conducted by Earth Tech and identify potential water quality solutions.
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CCRC hosted its Annual Forest Celebration and Pole Barn Dedication at the Hemphill & Robbins Family Farm. The Pole Barn was dedicated to Mrs. Eileen Conti, a founding member of CCRC
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