Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The Appalachian Mountains are home to more species of trees than all of Europe combined, we were told by local activists sitting in a tent in West Virginia’s Coal River Valley. Looking around at the spectacular autumn display covering the seemingly endless mountain terrain, it was not difficult to believe. A dozen passionate Michigan residents, both students and environmental activists, made the trip from Michigan to attend the Mountain Justice Fall Summit in West Virginia over fall break.
