1.0Mountain Associationhttps://mtassociation.orgAriel Fugaterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rh6CKBxnjI"><a href="https://mtassociation.org/uncategorized/forestry-is-still-critical-part-of-eastern-kentuckys-economy/">Forestry is still ‘critical part’ of eastern Kentucky’s economy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mtassociation.org/uncategorized/forestry-is-still-critical-part-of-eastern-kentuckys-economy/embed/#?secret=rh6CKBxnjI" width="600" height="338" title="“Forestry is still ‘critical part’ of eastern Kentucky’s economy” — Mountain Association" data-secret="rh6CKBxnjI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://mtassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/mountain-association-logo-1.jpg631365Long before coal mining dominated eastern Kentucky’s economy, logging was the big business in the region. Stories of log rafts barreling down creeks on their way to the Kentucky River when the water was high and on to the Ohio River still permeate regional folklore. There simply is no way to deny the impact eastern Kentucky’s  natural […]