Our staff joined a meeting with Rep. Edwards and he committed to take steps to improve the post-Helene debris removal process, to respect our water quality, wildlife, and property rights.
PBS show features Conserving Carolina’s natural floodplain restorations – and the difference they made when Helene struck. Here’s how to watch.
If your streambanks were left bare after Hurricane Helene, we recommend planting a groundcover crop this spring to stabilize your banks.
Debris removal after Hurricane Helene is causing an ecological crisis in our rivers, including impacts to endangered mussels and hellbenders salamanders.
Kings Bridge is the first of our natural floodplain restorations to open to the public. You can see for yourself what happens when we bring back wetlands and natural areas by the river.
Land next to Jackson Park could be home to a new stretch of the Oklawaha Greenway with restored wetlands, linking to Blue Ridge Community College.
Looking back on 2024, here are ten ways that you helped protect our wonderful natural world. Plus five of our goals for 2025!
During Helene, natural floodplain restorations helped to store 1.25 billion gallons of water. These projects – and more to come – are making our landscape safer and more resilient.