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The Toughest Multiflora Rose Remover

Volunteer Duane Bowker is a steadfast uprooter of invasive plants Meeting with Duane Bowker, you can immediately sense his understanding and appreciation of the natural...

Why Invasives? Greg Miner Shares his Passion for Invasive Eradication

A guest article by Conserving Carolina volunteer Greg Miner I’ve worked on invasive eradication for perhaps 15 years and when my co-workers at a local...

Full-Time AmeriCorps Project Conserve Position Open for Summer 2018

FULL-TIME (675 HOUR) POSITION Service Term: May 1 – August 31, 2018 Applications Due: April 23, 2018 Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Communications and Community...

Youngs Mountain Summit Protected

Mountain Offers Panoramic Views, Rare Habitat, and Old Growth Forest There’s a new link in a chain of protected lands around Lake Lure. Conserving Carolina...

Wildcat Rock Trail Wins National Award

Award for trail design and construction presented by Senator Burr, Rep. Meadows The national Coalition of Recreational Trails has granted its annual achievement award for...

Mountaintop Experience

A new group aims to get more people of color exploring the outdoors Update: This parks and nature group has adopted the name Pathways...

Weed Patch Mountain Trail Opens for Hikers, Bikers, Climbers

Backcountry Trail Crosses 1,327 Acres Added to Buffalo Creek Park The new Weed Patch Mountain Trail invites people into a stunning backcountry wilderness—traversing a 1,327-acre...

Joe Thomas and Lyda Family Receive Stewardship Awards

Conserving Carolina presented two landowners with the 2018 Lela McBride Stewardship Award for their outstanding contributions to land conservation and stewardship—Joe Thomas and the Lyda...

A Legacy on Hightop Mountain

Joe Thomas donated land that was in his family for centuries for a publicly accessible nature preserve. “There was a place that grabbed my heart...

Hike along Mountains to Sea Trail | Friday, April 27

Join Conserving Carolina on Friday, April 27th, for a 4.8-mile, easy, out and back hike along the Mountains to Sea Trail. Conserving Carolina’s southeast stewardship...

Largetooth Aspen in Polk County: Myth or Reality?

In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving Carolina and botanist, David Campbell, need...