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Hellbender News July 2, 2010

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2 July 2010


The Heat Is On In The Allegheny

The heat is on in the Allegheny. As citizens begin to take action to protect their homes and drinking water, industry representatives are getting more aggressive. Several recent incidents in the Allegheny National Forest including a verbal assualt by an oil field worker in Kinzua Heights, and theft of legal monitoring equipment on private property suggest that citizen action is riling the oil and gas industry...more

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Adventure On The North Country Trail

A Report on the NCT Allegheny 100 Challenge and Small Whorled Pogonia Survey in the Tionesta Scenic and Research Natural Areas


The adventure started June 18 at the North Country Trail Head on RT 346 near the New York border. John Stoneman, of Allegheny Outdoor Adventures, and I arrived just as the other hikers were starting out. Boots hit the trail at 6PM sharp. The event was the North Country National Trail ANF Chapter's Allegheny 100 Challenge. Hikers were traveling between 25 and 100 miles on the North Country Trail in the Allegheny National Forest between June 18 and June 20....more

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Five Marcellus Shale Gas Wells Planned for ANF Land

Documents from a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Allegheny Defense Project (ADP) show that there are currently plans for five Marcellus Shale gas wells on the public lands of the Allegheny National Forest (ANF)...more

Report: Gasland Screened In Warren and Bradford 

On June 6, 2010 the Allegheny Defense Project and the Boonies International, an Independent Film Festival at Warren, PA hosted the screening of GASLAND in Warren and Bradford PA.....more

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