Janice Barrett of Wild South, protector of forests and all things wild, talks about how she came to wilderness advocacy, the power of the wild and her work as an artist.

Chief Billy Grayfox Shaw talks with Present Tense about his Cherokee heritage, rooted in the Bankhead National Forest and his role in the Bankhead Movement.

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Vince Meleski, former Program Director of Wild Alabama talks about the process of working on the restoration of the Bankhead National Forest, and the challenges that remain.

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Larry Smith talks about his role in the Bankhead Monitor, and his understanding of the Bankhead National Forest and the wild.

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An interview with artist and conservationist Terra Manasco whose work with the Bankhead Movement continues to focus on the power of the wild in our lives.

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In conversation with photographer Charles Seifried, whose images of the Bankhead National Forest inspired the hearts and opened the purse strings of supporters of the Bankhead Movement.

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We're in conversation with Greg Preston, a founder of the Bankhead Movement and the Bankhead Monitor newsletter that became Wild Alabama, now Wild South. With host Anne Markham Bailey and Janice Barrett

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We go deep with Bob Crow regarding the Bankhead National Forest, her role in the movement to change US Forest Service policy and her connection to the Great Spirit Mother and to the wild.

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Listen to our interview with Dr. Charles Borden, part of “The Fight For Alabama’s Last Wild Places”

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