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Invitation to BidRepointing Project on Two Chimneys on Historic Structure at Pine Mountain Settlement School Pine Mountain Settlement School, a National Historic Landmark, is seeking proposals for a project to repoint sections of two chimneys at Big Log. The building is a contributing structure to the School's National Historic Landmark status. As such, the repointing material and technique must match the original. All work must meet Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Renovation of Historic Buildings. More »
Job Opening at Pine Mountain Settlement School
Position Title: Assistant Director More »
We Need Your Help!
In 2008, Pine Mountain Settlement School received a Save America's Treasures grant from the National Park Service to complete ten maintenance/repair projects on the School's historic buildings. Pine Mountain Settlement School is a National Historic Landmark, the nation's highest historic designation. The Save America's Treasures grant provides half the needed funds for the ten projects. We must match the $138,000 grant dollar for dollar to complete these projects. More »
Americorps*Vista Job Opportunities at Pine Mountain Settlement School
PMSS is currently accepting applications for two AmeriCorps*VISTA positions to begin in late July 2010 and end in late July of 2011. More »
PMSS Mourns the Loss of Former Boarding School Student
Hazel Woodward Carter, former boarding school student; long-time advisory council member; and one of the most dedicated and active members of the Pine Mountain Settlement School Alumni Association has died following a brief illness. She will be missed. More »
Photo Contest Brings National Recognition to PMSS
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2010 Wedding Dates Released
Pine Mountain Settlement School has released the available dates for weddings in 2010. More »
AMERICORPS*VISTA MEMBERS TO BUILD CAPACITY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PINE MOUNTAIN
Pine Mountain, Kentucky (August 14, 2009)- The Corporation for Community and National Service has awarded Pine Mountain Settlement School (PMSS) three AmeriCorps*VISTA positions to build capacity in the rural communities near the School. AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national program that provides full-time volunteers to community-based organizations and public agencies that are working to empower individuals and strengthen the capacity of communities. More »
Sixty-Five Kentucky Y-CORPS Volunteer at Pine Mountain
On Wednesday, June 17th, sixty-five high school students and recent graduates from across the state of Kentucky volunteered for half a day at Pine Mountain Settlement School. These youth were members of the Y-CORPS Service Program. Each participant was a member of their school's YMCA Youth Association and completed at least 50 hours of service during the 2008-2009 school year. More »
ECRR Training Session Held at PMSS
More than 40 members of the Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable (ECRR) met for a three-day training session in May at the Settlement School. Founded in 2001, the non-profit ECRR serves mine-scarred Appalachian watersheds through training, capacity building and providing a collective voice for underserved communities seeking to restore the well-being of their citizens and environment. Members chose one of four tracks to study during the training: Water Monitoring and Developing a Watershed Plan, Grant Writing and Administration, Project Development and Reporting (319 Level) and Environmental Education. Participants included the Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team which helps citizens in coal-mining states work on environmental restoration projects, and the establishment of an economy based on conservation and development. States included in the initiative are Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Request for Proposals for Draper Building
Request for Proposals for Draper Building roof and guttering project at Pine Mountain Settlement School More »
Alpha Sigma Tau Volunteers
The second week of May was a busy week at Pine Mountain Settlement School. Twelve Central Michigan University students from Alpha Sigma Tau, Beta Chapter worked with School staff members for three full days. The volunteers worked in crews of four people to assist staff members in a number of projects. Tasks accomplished included the washing of windows across campus, sanding the floor in a section of the Library, cutting rags for Laurel House staff, cleaning the Library basement, clearing brush along Isaac's Creek, weeding the butterfly and vegetable gardens, and making the preparations needed for staff to treat hemlock trees to prevent hemlock woolly adelgid infestations on the James E Bickford State Nature Preserve and the Pine Mountain campus. The sorority members also assisted with a community baseball game and took part in a folk dance with students from North Oldham Middle School. School staff were impressed with both the quality and the quantity of the tasks completed by the volunteers. More »
PMSS Mourns Loss of Local Musician
Pine Mountain Settlement School joins with countless others to mourn the death of musician and Appalachian scholar, Arthur Johnson. Mr. Johnson died in a house fire in Cumberland, Kentucky on April 21. He was 81. More »
Pine Mountain Settlement School Receives Donation from Henkel Corporation
In late January, Pine Mountain Settlement School received a generous in-kind donation of weatherization materials from Henkel Corporation based in Avon, Ohio. The products, marketed by the brand name Duck, include an array of weather-stripping, pipe insulation, electrical socket sealers, HVAC duct tape, and water pipe heating cables. Pine Mountain Settlement School staff will be installing these materials over the next month in the three largest buildings on campus: Draper, Laurel House, and West Wind. Weatherization and energy efficiency are high priorities for the sustainability initiative at Pine Mountain and the installation of these products will lead to reduced demand for electricity, propane, and fuel oil and decreased energy costs for heating and cooling. In addition, the donated products will help support a PMSS workshop series on energy efficiency, energy conservation, and weatherization in 2009. Pine Mountain would like to thank Henkel Corporation for the product donation to support our sustainability efforts. For more information about Duck products, visit: www.duckproducts.com or Henkel Corporation, www.henkel.com. More »
Adrian and Julie Shepherd-Powell to Perform at the Pine Mountain Wildflower Weekend in April
Award-winning musical duo, Adrian and Julie Shepherd-Powell of Lexington, Kentucky will perform old-time fiddle and banjo music for participants of the Pine Mountain Wildflower Weekend in April. More »
Donavan Cain to perform at the Black Mountain Wildflower Weekend at Pine Mountain Settlement School
Donavan Cain's traditional mountain music will carry the rich heritage of old-time mountain music into the 21st century at the Black Mountain Wildflower Weekend at Pine Mountain Settlement School in May. More »
Pine Mountain Settlement School Awarded a Save America's Treasures Grant
The Pine Mountain Settlement School has been awarded a 2008 Save America's Treasures (SAT) grant by the National Park Service. The $138,575 competitive federal grant will be used on 10 projects to repair historic buildings on campus. The School has pledged to raise matching funds to complete the projects. More »
Berea College Appalachian Fund awards grant to Pine Mountain Settlement School
Berea College Appalachian Fund awards grant to Pine Mountain Settlement School More »
PMSS Receives Grant for Treatment of Hemlock Trees
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has provided to the Pine Mountain Settlement School the recommended insecticide to treat all of its hemlock trees against infestation of the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA.) The HWA threatens to wipe out all eastern hemlocks (tsuga canadensis) in the eastern United States. 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 »
Sustainability Initiative Progressing
At a time when petroleum, coal, and natural gas costs soar, the economy slumps, and politicians openly debate "The Energy Crisis," we continue to make progress on the Sustainability Initiative at Pine Mountain Settlement School. More »
Community Gardens Thriving
Colorful and lively small garden plots now line the main drive into Pine Mountain Settlement School. In the first year of the PMSS Community garden, thirteen people have participated in design and cultivation of five 20' by 20' foot garden plots. More »
"Three Billy Goats" Come to Pine Mountain
Local elementary school children participated in a day camp at Pine Mountain Settlement School June 16-20th. More »
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 »
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 »