Since 1991, the annual Heartwood Forest Council has been a forum where activists gather to forge the future of the forest protection movement. Each year we meet over the Memorial Day Weekend in a different part of the Heartwood region, to bring regional focus on local issues. This year we are holding the 32nd annual Heartwood Forest Council in southeast Ohio at the United Plant Savers land sanctuary.
The United Plant Savers is a center for the protection of native medicinal plants, fungi, and their habitats while ensuring renewable populations for future generations. United Plant Savers is a founding member of the Appalachian Forest Farming Coalition, providing resources for private forest landowners, and members of the Forest Carbon Coalition, a network of scientists, conservationists, and environmental justice allies working together to protect US forests from harmful logging practices that are driving climate change, and to restore one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks to its natural capacity.
