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PAGE. SASSY TRASH.
SASSY TRASH. >> LOVE THE NAME.
EASY TO FIND.
VISIT SASSY TRASH.
>>> IT IS EASY TO BE CAPTIVATED
BY THE MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY. OUR NEXT GUEST IS PART OF THE
KENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST
WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
WILL BE AROUND FOR GENERATIONS
TO COME.
TO COME.
TO COME. I AM SO HAPPY TO WELCOME GRAG
TO THE SHOW.
>> HELLO, SO HAPPY TO CONNECT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. TALK ABOUT THE CONSERVATION
EFFORT THAT IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY.
>> SURE, MY ORGANIZATION, THE
KENTUCKY NATURAL LANDS TRUST
HAS BEEN WORKING FOR 25 YEARS
ON THE PINE MOUNTAIN WILD LANDS
CORRIDOR.
CORRIDOR.
CORRIDOR. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE
PARTS OF THE STATE.
IT IS A RIDGE LINE THAT EXTENDS
FROM SOUTH EASTERN KENTUCKY
PAST HARLAN UP TO THE VIRGINIA
LINE.
LINE.
LINE. IT
LINE. IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE
STATE'S HISTORY.
STATE'S HISTORY. IT IS A MIX OF PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE EFFORTS.
PRIVATE EFFORTS. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE
STATE GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFITS
WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A
MATRIX OF PUBLIC LANDS, FROM
STATE PARKS TO NORMAL FORESTS
AND PROSERVES SH THEY OFFER
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND
ALSO PROTECTS SOME HABITAT IN
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY.
KENTUCKY. >> IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AREA,
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO
PROTECT THESE LANDSCAPES.
>> FOUNDATIONAL TO THE WORK WE
DO IS THE PROTECTION OF BIO
DIVERSITY.
DIVERSITY. THAT IS THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM
FOR ALL LIFE ON THE PLANET.
THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND
NATURAL SYSTEMS ARE VITAL TO
SUSTAINING ALL OF THE LIFE ON
THE PLANET.
THE PLANET. WORKING TO PROTECT AND CREATE
LARGE, FUNCTIONING NATURAL
SYSTEMS IS VITAL TO THE HEALTH
OF OUR CITIZENS IN KENTUCKY.
THIS AREA IN PARTICULAR IS
UNIQUE ON PLANET EARTH.
IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF
THE MIXED FOREST, THE SECOND
MOST DIVERSE FOREST ON THE
PLANET.
PLANET.
PLANET. THE LOCAL ACTION TAKING PLACE
TRANSCENDS TO GLOBAL
SIGNIFICANCE.
SIGNIFICANCE. >> WHAT CAN WE ALL DO TO HELP?
>> FIRST OF ALL, JUST MAKING
SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND
HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR OUR
NATURAL HERITAGE IN KENTUCKY.
IT IS A REALLY UNIQUE HERITAGE
THAT WE HAVE HERE AND A SUPER
SPECIAL PLACE, MAKE SURE THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THEN GETTING INVOLVED WITH
CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND
CONSERVATION GROUPS THROUGH
VOLUNTEERING AND OF COURSE
DONATING IS ALWAYS HELPFUL.
I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US AND
COME EXPERIENCE THIS REGION FOR
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN I THINK
THAT YOU WILL FIND THAT YOU
WILL DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT AND
FALL IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE.
SO, I INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN
US.
US.
US. >>
US. >> I
US. >> I HAVE TO SAY, TOO, DRIVING
FROM LOUISVILLE TO HARLAN
COUNTY, IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE
BEING TRANSPORTED INTO A
DIFFERENT WORLD.
DIFFERENT WORLD. WHERE CAN WE GO TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
>> MY ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE IS
KNLT.ORG.
KNLT.ORG.
KNLT.ORG. IF YOU JOIN US THERE YOU CAN
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT WE ARE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP AND STAY
IN THE KNOW WITH THE EVENTS
THAT WE DO.
WE WORK STATE WIDE ALTHOUGH OUR
WORK ON PINE MOUNTAIN IS OUR
PRIMARY FOCUS AREA.
WE HAVE STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS
THAT TRANGZ SEND THE SATE.
SEND.
SEND.
SEND. I
SEND. I HOPE PEOPLE COME CONNECT WITH
US AND CONSIDER JOINING US IN
THE MOUNTAINS.
THE MOUNTAINS. >> ABSOLUTELY, GREG, THANK YOU