Continuing schedule for Walk for the Mountains: Larry Gibson and others will be conducting a state-wide walking/speaking tour focusing on mountain top removal. The tour will educate people and encourage involvement, as well as provide varied formats for exchange of ideas and discussion of the mountain massacre issue and the underlying causes of much of WV’s social and environmental inequity. Aug 8 - Beckley, Aug 10 - Whitesville, Aug.17 - Hamlin, Aug 18 - Salt Rock,

 August 10 - Forest Forum with Rick Landenberger, WVU School of Forestry, as speaker. Topic: Old Growth. Details similar to May 11 entry above.

 Aug. 21 - Bicycle Ride for the Mountains. Join Larry when he gets to the Capitol. Meeting places are: 1) Curry’s Bike Shop (755-8794), 107 21^st St., Nitro. Depart at 10:30 AM. 2) John’s Cyclery (727-2180), 309 McCorkle Ave., St Albans. Depart at 11AM. 3) Ridge Rider Bicycle Co. (342-7430), 405 Capitol St., Charleston. Depart at 12:15 PM. Bicyclists can also meet at other locations and should coordinate their departure times to arrive at the Capitol Complex at 12:15 PM.

 Aug. 27 thru 29 - Interstate Summit for the Mountains at the Appalachian South Folklife Center, Pipestem, WV. Come up with a joint action to curb mountain top removal and bring about viable alternatives. For more information call OVEC at (304) 522-0246, or Sam Cook at (540) 552-2367 or (540) 231-5812. (See announcement on this page).

 Aug. 28 - "People Make The Difference," at the Ice House, Berkeley Springs. Events: 5-7pm. Environmental Fair & Fare, Educational Displays by Area Organizations and potluck supper. John Waits Memorial Lecture at 7: "Clean water and you! Protecting our precious resource"- Speakers: Margaret Janes and others. 8pm. Idea Exchange; Find out what you can do to save water and improve the environment. Each person who attends will receive a booklet "Residential land use management: a homeowners guide" courtesy of WVU Morgan County Extension Office. Door prizes. Admission: FREE -- just bring a dish.

 Sept. 10 thru 12 - Music for the Millenium, at Old Timers’ Reunion, Tom Robertson Assoc. Park, Dailey, WV. An invitation for non-profit environmental organizations and organizations for fund raising. Music, the arts and ideas shared to make for a more natural world. (See announcement on page 16).

 Sept. 13 - Citizens Organized to Protect the Environment (COPE) meets in Newport, VA to discuss ways to stop the AEP power line. For info call (540) 544-7877.

 Sept. 14 - Forest Forum with Craig Stihler, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program,as speaker. Topic: Threatened and Endangered Species. Details similar to May 11 entry above.

 Sept. 17 thru 19 - Annual convention of the West Virginia Environmental Council. For information call the WVEC office at 346-5891.

 Sept. 18 - Planning West Virginia’s State Forests, Part 2. Days Inn in Flatwoods, 9 AM to 4 PM. This workshop is designed to help citizens understand how they can have a voice in state forest plans. Registration fee of $5 includes continental breakfast and lunch. To register, call 687-4082 or write to FWC, 801 N. Randolph Ave., Elkins, WV 26241.

 Sept. 18 - The Migration Celebration, a fundraiser at Three Rivers Avian Center. Music, magic, juggling and stories. Birds of Prey program. Call 466-4683 for information and to reserve tickets.

 October 12 - Forest Forum with Dr. Jim Kotcon, WVU Dept. of Plant & Soil Science, and Cindy Huber, USFS, as speakers. Topic: Air Pollution Impacts on West Virginia’s Forests. Details similar to June 8 entry above.

 October 15 thru 17 - Fall Review in Morgantown.