Colorado takes the stage in the next episode of the new national TV series, America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell. The series explores challenges, opportunities and innovations happening in America’s forests, and the Colorado episode will air on Rocky Mountain PBS at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25. Chuck Leavell may be best known as the keyboardist [...]
Series Demonstrates How Vital Forests are to Well-being and Economic Health of Communities DENVER, Jan. 18, 2018 – Colorado takes the stage in the next episode of the new national TV series, America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell. The series explores challenges, opportunities and innovations happening in America’s forests, and the Colorado episode will air on Rocky Mountain [...]
We are happy and excited to announce the second episode of “America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell” is now available to stream. Shot in Colorado, the episode contains segments “Forests to Faucets”, “Beetle Kill Wood” and “Healing Woods, Healing Waters”. Click here to watch: http://www.americasforestswithchuckleavell.com/watch
The premier of the Colorado episode of America’s Forests with Chuck Leavell at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on January 24, 2018. This new PBS documentary series explores a cross section of timely issues, benefits, opportunities and innovations on America’s forests, both public and private. Featuring stories that demonstrate how vital forest habitats [...]
Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell combines two of his passions - music and trees - to bring stories of sustainable forestry to the public on "America's Forests with Chuck Leavell." This pilot episode focuses on Oregon - building timber skyscrapers in Portland; adapting to 'fire forests' in Bend; and habitat restoration in the Siuslaw National [...]
What do rock stars do when they are not on tour? They grow plants, of course. And so it is with the Rolling Stones’ longtime keyboardist Chuck Leavell, who has been with the band for 35 years. Not only does he maintain an award-winning sustainable 2,500 acre tree farm in Georgia with his artist wife, [...]
Trees are not silent partners. This Saturday, longtime touring keyboardist of rock-'n'-roll icons the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd Chuck Leavell, and Bruce Ward, former president of the American Hiking Society, are bringing awareness to Oregon's woods in their new anthology docuseries, America's Forests. "A mutual friend, Bob Williams, a forester from New Jersey, introduced [...]
By Connie Veates, Trees Atlanta I’ve often wondered about the stories that trees could tell us as they stand sentry for decades observing events and people from one single vantage point. I am especially curious about Atlanta’s Champion trees….those trees that are among the oldest and largest in our city. As I was recently perusing [...]
On an early May afternoon, Chuck Leavell was preparing to sound check at Eddie’s Attic, where that night he would play a benefit concert for Westchester Elementary School in Decatur, which his grandsons Miles and Rocco attend. Leavell was helping the school raise funds for musical instruments and field trips to explore music and nature [...]
