How Do You Heal this Stream without Killing the Trees?
Many stream restorations involve regrading the banks. But in this case, you’d have to cut down mature trees. Here’s an innovative way to solve that problem.
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Understanding Local Indigenous Cultural Landscapes
By Torry Nergart, Conservation Easement Manager You may know that the Cherokee people once lived on land now called Transylvania County and that some still...
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Fish Species Making a Return to the Upper French Broad
Photo by Luke Etchison By Torry Nergart, Conservation Easement Manager There have been well-meaning but misguided machinations for the French Broad River for centuries. Here...
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Seeing the Dangers of “Plant Blindness”
By Torry Nergart, Conserving Carolina’s Conservation Easement Manager A term has arisen from recent studies that explore the ever-widening schism of humans disconnected from their...
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A New Day for Rivercane
Cherokee artisans need rivercane to make traditional baskets. But this native plant has dwindled to 2-3% of its former abundance. We’re working with Cherokee partners to restore rivercane at the Mouth of Mud Creek, which will be harvested for traditional crafts.
A Dream of Rivers
Woody Platt of the Steep Canyon Rangers is working with his neighbors to restore the East Fork of the French Broad River.
Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration is Underway!
Floodplain restoration will bring important wildlife habitat back to the French Broad River watershed. The Blue Ridge Parkway lies just west of the floodplain restoration...
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New Life in the Cemetery
An ambitious restoration at this conservation burial ground includes bringing back a wetland that may have been buried for a century. New life started appearing right away.
The Kudzu Warriors
Greg Miner says his coworkers would look at him like he was crazy when they heard about his volunteer work. They’d tell him kudzu is an impossible problem. Turns out kudzu is tough, but it’s not impossible.