Dear Friends of the Forest,
We’re excited to invite you to a special Heartwood event. Join us Memorial Day weekend as we gather at beautiful Camp Piomingo—45 minutes southeast of Louisville and 45 minutes west of Bernheim Forest—to celebrate the 30th Annual (plus two!) Heartwood Forest Council.
The camp is situated on a beautiful bend along the Ohio River and offers spectacular views of the river from forested limestone bluffs.
The Forest Council—”people helping people protect the places they love”—has been convening since 1991. We’re happy to finally be able to gather in person with old and new friends and rekindle the spirit of Heartwood.
With consideration for our continued safety, we ask that all in attendance follow CDC guidelines on public health and be vaccinated and boosted to help protect yourself and others from Covid-19. Let’s gather safely and celebrate our forests.
Here are the event’s diverse and fun details. We hope you can join us for all or part of the weekend. Times for each event are being finalized and will be available on our website www.heartwood.org soon.
2022 HEARTWOOD FOREST COUNCIL
MAY 27-30, 2022 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT CAMP PIOMINGO, 1950 OTTER CREEK ROAD, BRANDENBURG, KY 40108
REGISTRATION
Meal reservations are due by May 11. Register here: https://www.heartwood.org/2022-forest-council/index.html
WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY
Registration from 3:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern
Opening dinner
Friday evening bioregional welcome featuring John Blair, President of Valley Watch
Live concert with singer-songwriter Jason Wilber, and the lead guitarist for John Prine’s band
SATURDAY
Opening circle, introductions
Saturday Speakers and Panel Discussions
Tierra Curry, Conservation Biologist and Senior Scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity Tom Fitzgerald, Senior Staff Attorney for Kentucky Resource Council Andrew Berry, Director of Conservation for the Bernheim Forest and Arboretum Ken Bailey, president of Kentucky Karst Conservancy Andy Mahler, Heartwood founder
Topics
Hoosier National Forest logging, national issues Proposed methane pipeline through Bernheim Regional karst features like tiny snails. . . And other bioregional topics
Evening documentary film Shawnee Showdown: Keep the Forest Standing roadshow and panel discussion with Cade Bursell, Corina Lang, Sam Stearns, and John Wallace
Lively, fun, Louisville dance band Zu Zu Ya Ya.
SUNDAY
Sunday morning moment of remembrance for Heartwood friends whom we’ve lost over the years
Afternoon hikes and outings to the Bernheim Forest and Arboretum
Visit the Forest Giant Trolls or hike one of Bernheim’s many beautiful trails.
Explore limestone caves!
Evening silent auction close and live auction, featuring Ernie Reed and his “molluskular” assistant
Heartwood Talent Show, MC’d by Steve Krichbaum and Henry
MONDAY
Culminating closing circle and reflections
Departure around noon
WORK TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
Work trade opportunities and scholarships may be available to supplement registration costs. To learn more, please email Corina at corinalang@yahoo.com in advance of the council weekend.
SAFER SPACES
The camp does NOT permit guns, drugs, pets, or glass containers. Heartwood has adopted Safer Spaces principles, striving to adhere to the principles of respect, inclusiveness, and consensus as outlined in the Jemez Principles.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Meal registrations must be received by midnight on Wednesday, May 11. We cannot guarantee food availability if reservations are not made by then. To register, please complete our online form. Please specify any dietary needs.
https://www.heartwood.org/2022-forest-council/index.html
NON-MEAL, general registration will close at 3:00 pm Eastern on Friday, May 27.
MEALS
Please specify any dietary needs on the registration form.
Meals will include fresh produce from Bree and Ben and their organic Rootbound Farm in Oldham County, Kentucky. Meals will be sit-down, family style, and all lunch and dinner meals will include a salad bar. Meals will also have additional vegetarian options, as well as meat options.
Those who register after May 11 will want to bring sandwich fixings or other meal options for the weekend. May 11 is the camp’s deadline to order food. So please register early. We prefer that you pay in advance, but you may also pay at the door.
THINGS TO BRING
Tent, sleeping bags, or bedding for cabin bunks, toiletries and toothbrushes, silent and live auction item(s), stories of special places (songs, spoken word, etc.) for the talent show, hiking shoes and necessities, wallet, water bottle, rain gear, evening chill attire, that friend who likes to go hiking, extra money for the auction, and memories: 30 years of forest defense, vision for a forested future
MORE DETAILS
Our Facebook event post contains more information and multiple links. Visit https://fb.me/e/1Mto61AnD.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions, please email info@heartwood.org.
