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“Victory for Community: 63 Acres Saved for Restoration”

4/18/2025

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On January 22, 2023, Taysha DeVaughan and her supporters joyfully marked a significant victory as the Appalachian Rekindling Project secured 63 acres in Roxana, Kentucky. This land, once slated for a federal penitentiary, will now be transformed for ecological restoration and Indigenous stewardship, fostering community healing in the wake of the coal industry's decline.

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Story summary

On January 22, 2023, Taysha DeVaughan and her supporters joyfully marked a significant victory as the Appalachian Rekindling Project secured 63 acres in Roxana, Kentucky. This land, once slated for a federal penitentiary, will now be transformed for ecological restoration and Indigenous stewardship, fostering community healing in the wake of the coal industry's decline.