Hiking with Wheels
Off road wheelchairs and new adaptive equipment allow people with disabilities to do more outdoors. So how do we make the outdoors more accessible?
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Project Renewal
Polk County students are planning the future of natural areas near schools, including Laughter Pond and Little White Oak Mountain.
Where Can You Feel at Home?
Delia Jovel Dubón, who was born in El Salvador, feels blessed to have found a beautiful new home in WNC. But many immigrants never feel at home, she says. She’s working with Conserving Carolina volunteers to make a place where they can.
Deep Roots in a Family Forest
Elaine Friebele and her family are restoring the health of a forest in Fairview that has been in their family for generations. Here’s how they transformed it from a white pine monoculture to a certified sustainable working forest.
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.
Involucrar a Más Personas con La Naturaleza
La pasante de Conserving Carolina va a guiar caminatas, traducir letreros de senderos y crear videos Read in English Cuando Alexla Pérez-Sánchez era una niña, ella y su madre no podían hacer mucho senderismo....
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Engaging More People with the Outdoors
When Alexla was growing up, she wasn’t able to get outside much. In Summer of Service, she fell in love with the land. Now, as a Conserving Carolina intern, she’s helping make the great outdoors more accessible to all.
An Epic Pandemic Project
During the pandemic, our Rock Crushers volunteers found solace in nature and salvation in trail building. The result is the amazing Youngs Mountain Trail!
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.