As the series draws to a close, host and producer Anne Markham Bailey offers a summary of the Bankhead Movement. Terra Manasco names six warriors who have passed away prior to the series interviews. To see photos, documents and to learn more, go to www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast To learn more about Wild South, go to www.wildsouth.or…

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. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…

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. To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkh…

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. To learn more, go to www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus e…

Larry Smith talks about his role in the Bankhead Monitor, and his understanding of the Bankhead National Forest and the wild. To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…

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. To learn more about Terra and about the other interviews in this series, go to: http://www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this w…

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. Learn more about Charlie and see some of his photos at: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this w…

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 To learn more: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…

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. For more information go to: http://www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast. Please leave us a review and follow us. This is a public episode. If you would …

Listen to our interview with Dr. Charles Borden, part of “The Fight For Alabama’s Last Wild Places” For more information go to: www.greenbucketpress.com/present-tense-podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…

We hear from iconic author, historian, conservationist and Echota Cherokee Rickey Butch Walker whose love for the Warrior Mountains called him to work to form a movement to save the Bankhead National Forest. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.su…

In episode 2, we hear from citizen eco-warrior, artist, potter, and teacher Ruth Manasco. Ruth talks with us about her life, the forest and the work to achieve passage of the Eastern Wilderness Act, designating a swath of the Bankhead National Forest as the Sipsey Wilderness. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other su…

Janice Barrett of Wild South’s Alabama office offers context about the Warrior Mountains, the Bankhead National Forest and the Sipsey Wilderness, and the movement to protect them. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…

In Episode 1 of this 13-part series, we hear from Lamar Marshall, a powerful voice in the movement to save the Bankhead National Forest from the toxic policies of the US Forest Service. Lamar talks about wilderness as a right and a legacy, worth fighting for. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get …

Featuring Terra Manasco, Greg Preston, Dr. Charles Borden and Chief Grey Fox. Listen to the voices of the citizen eco-warriors who joined together to save Alabama's last wild places. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…

Introducing a fascinating series of interviews and conversations with the eco-warriors who fought the US Forest Service policies that did grave harm in the Bankhead Forest of north Alabama. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit annemarkhambailey.substack.com…