Most Endangered Mountains: Wilson Creek, KY
Dec 18th, 2008 by admin
For many residents of Wilson Creek, Kentucky, this season is less joyous than usual.
That’s because Wilson Creek is the latest mountain to be added to our list of America’s Most Endangered Mountains.
A major coal company has moved in to this small Kentucky community, with plans to blow up the ridge top above the right side of Wilson Creek. Their plans include three valley fills, which would bury the headwaters of Wilson Creek and Big Fork.
The majority of the 94 families who call Wilson Creek home are fighting to save their homes and their way of life from the devastation of mountaintop removal coal mining. But they need your help getting the word out about their struggle.
