Wading In: Volunteers Help Bring Back the Canebrake
Conserving Carolina volunteers planted native river cane at Pleasant Grove, working to restore Mountain Canebrakes to Western North Carolina’s floodplains.
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New Conservation Map with Over 51,000 Acres Protected!
See the difference you are making with this new map of protected lands! You are helping us to protect a truly exceptional landscape.
4 Conservation Success Stories from December
A lot happened in December! These four projects all expand existing protected lands, including a nature preserve, a summer camp, and buffers to public land.
WORX Project Campus in Fairview Protected
The WORX Project campus is now protected, adding to land that was purchased for the Fairview Community Forest. This land will be a living outdoor classroom.
10 Reasons for Joy from 2025
2025 was not an easy year… and yet we have so much to celebrate! Here are our top 10 conservation stories.
Grant Will Fund New Trails in Fairview
Good news for Fairview Community Forest! This summer we bought land for trails and an outdoor campus for public schools. Now a grant from Buncombe County will fund the 11-mile trail network.
Nature’s Engineers: Beavers Enhance Our Pleasant Grove Restoration Site
Beavers moved into the Pleasant Grove restoration site, accelerating wetland recovery and proving that nature’s engineers are the best partners.
A Family Cemetery and a Lost Trail System
A man with deep family ties to Polk County discovered a family cemetery… and helped us buy the land to bring back trails by the hospital!
Land Purchased for Vast Nature Preserve Near Lake Lure
We just bought the last major piece in an epic conservation project next to Chimney Rock State Park! There are 38 miles of streams and 17 miles of trails in the works, so far.