At our insistent urging, EPA officials visited Appalachia Va on Tuesday (10/25) to see our home and hear our stories. We grow stronger with every demand!… Read the rest

SAMS Newsletter

Check out the newsletter from the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and find out what we’ve been up to! Click on the link above to read or download. Featured in this newsletter is the march on Appalachia, the launch of a new sustainable community workshops series, an account of the march on Blair, recent accomplishments, information about the health impacts of coal mining, among many other articles!… Read the rest

Surface mining is expanding around Wise County, threatening more mountain and ridgetops including Ison Rock Ridge, located between the communities of Inman, Derby, Andover, and the Town of Appalachia. The Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is hurrying to clean up and register neglected and forgotten cemeteries so they can be protected from mining.… Read the rest

Since our March to Keep Ison Rock Ridge Standing, the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards have continued to work hard to keep this permit from moving forward. Help us by signing this petition.

Protect Ison Rock Ridge: Click Here to sign the Petition… Read the rest