News

Pine Mountain Trail Conference does volunteer work at the School

Pine Mountain Trail conference members from five states gathered at Pine Mountain Settlement School for a week in June to work on our hiking trails. They repaired steps, rerouted some trails and built a new trail down to the beaver pond on the western edge of the campus. More »

Big Log Focus of Preservation Workshop

Moss Rudley, exhibits specialist with the U.S. National Park Service's Historic Preservation Training Center, recently conducted a hands-on log workshop at Pine Mountain Settlement School. More »

PMSS Seeking Funds for a New Bus

Since 1972, Pine Mountain Settlement School has offered a comprehensive curriculum in environmental education. The program's goals are to present environmental education as an integral part of all subjects; to provide an accurate interpretation of the mountain culture and natural environment through the use of historic materials and hands-on experiences; and to offer opportunities to study and understand the special nature of the Appalachian region and promote responsible stewardship of natural lands and waterways. More »

Job Opening at Pine Mountain

Job description – General maintenance More »

Pine Mountain Now Accepts Online Contributions

We appreciate all contributions. It is our practice to be prudent in our use of financial resources, and to run a simple operation. Your financial contributions make it possible for Pine Mountain to carry out its mission and to continue to be a strong institution in an underserved area. More »

Randal Pfleger Joins the Pine Mountain Staff

Sustainability Director Position Filled More »

Pine Mountain Welcomes Cassie Robinson to the Staff!

Pine Mountain has a new Assistant Director Cassie Robinson, Assistant Director, joined the Pine Mountain staff in late November. Cassie comes to us from Mars Hill College in western North Carolina where she served as coordinator for the Liston B. Ramsey Center for Regional Studies and as adjunct instructor. She has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a minor in Appalachian Studies and a M.A. in Appalachian Studies. More »

Memo to Exotic, Invasive Plants: Take a Hike!

Pine Mountain continues to make progress on eradication on exotic, invasive plant species on campus. Staff members have been joined by Kyle Napier, southeastern regional manager for the Kentucky State Nature Preserves and Merril Flanary, Kentucky Natural Lands Trust's Blanton Forest Steward, and several groups, including students from Kentucky Country Day School and Miami Valley School, and teens from Kentucky YMCA Y-Corps and First Unitarian Church of Louisville. More »

Burton Brush Rogers dies at the age of 98

Burton Brush Rogers, former Director of the Pine Mountain Settlement School, died quietly in his home in Lexington on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the age of 98. More »

Alpha Sigma Tau Volunteers

In all, twenty-four volunteers helped us accomplish some needed work. More »

Pine Mountain Settlement School Receives Grants from the Kentucky Historical Society

Pine Mountain Settlement School received a technology grant and a project grant for exhibits and education programs from the Kentucky Historical Society. More »

Efforts to Control the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid on James E. Bickford State Nature Preserve

On November 17th, several entomologists from the University of Kentucky, the state entomologist's office, and the UK Cooperative Extension Service came to Pine Mountain to treat several hemlocks infected with the hemlock woolly adelgid on the School's James E. Bickford State Nature Preserve. More »