Momentum continues to build for the Saluda Grade Trail, a transformative two-state project that will convert the historic rail corridor between Inman, South Carolina and Saluda, North Carolina into a regional trail.
Hendersonville artist Karen-Eve Bayne, who grew up steeped in the beauty of Appalachia, has protected a nature preserve by the Green River.
The first phase of trails in Fairview Community Forest are now open for hiking and biking. These are the first three miles of trails in a planned 11-mile trail network.
Christel Walter’s love of forests goes back to her roots growing up near the Black Forest in Germany. She just donated a conservation easement beside the Green River—and she is helping to bring this land back after the devastation of Helene.
Conserving Carolina volunteers planted native river cane at Pleasant Grove, working to restore Mountain Canebrakes to Western North Carolina’s floodplains.
See the difference you are making with this new map of protected lands! You are helping us to protect a truly exceptional landscape.
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.
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.
2025 was not an easy year… and yet we have so much to celebrate! Here are our top 10 conservation stories.