Spirit Hollow is in crisis.
Without adequate warning, the U.S. Forest Service and the Ruffed Grouse Society have begun an industrial-scale logging operation directly on our eastern border. They never notified us—an abutting landowner—nor invited us into any public comment process. Now, massive machinery operates from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, in a football-field-sized “landing zone” just 100 feet from our property line.

For 25 years, this sacred forest has held, loved, and transformed hundreds and hundreds of participants. We, Tracey and Robbie, Spirit Hollow stewards, are devastated. While our 100 acres remain “forever wild,” the forest just across Oracle Brook has been obliterated in less than a week by a fleet of monster machines. They are now consuming their way up Grass Mountain, where they plan to cut acres and acres of trees.

All of our programs depend on silence, solitude, and immersion in wild land. With the nonstop roar of slasher saws, loaders, and trucks, it is now impossible to hold programs at Spirit Hollow.

We asked the USFS and RGS to work around our already-planned program schedule. They refused. We asked them to reimburse the cost of relocating our programs. They refused.

We have secured a nearby venue that can host our winter programs, but it costs $500/day—a total of $15,000 (for the four month duration of the logging operations December - March). Participants have already paid tuition, so we cannot pass on this unanticipated expense to them.

We are asking for your help.
If Spirit Hollow has touched your life, your family, or your community—or if you believe in the necessity of sanctuaries where people can reconnect with soul and with the living Earth—we invite you to support us through this emergency.

Your contribution will directly cover the cost of renting a temporary home for our programs so that Spirit Hollow can continue offering the work it has devoted itself to for the past 25 years.

Every gift helps. Every gift matters.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for standing with us in this moment of crisis and protecting the future of Spirit Hollow.