The Hidden World Of Rivers
While viewed from land, our local rivers appear to be just shades of brown. But below the surface is a teem of colors, across all the spectrum.
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Restoring A Lost Floodplain
A new restoration project in Etowah brings back streams, wetlands, forests, meadows, and a backwater slough beside the French Broad River, with plans for trails.
Reframing Invasive Plants Into Earth Care
By Torry Nergart, Conservation Easement Manager Our cultural fetishization of private property often leads to the destruction of the land and water deemed “private.” When...
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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.
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.