Strawberry Gap Trail: A Tradition of Welcome

A long tradition of hospitality now extends to you, with a new hiking trail that crosses protected family land in the Hickory Nut Gorge.

Tools for Farmland Preservation in Transylvania County

By Torry Nergart, Conservation Easement Manager Take a look from the hawk’s eye view of new development in western North Carolina. Row after row of...

North Carolina Bird Atlas Still Needs Your Participation!

The NC Bird Atlas has just completed the second year of breeding bird surveys throughout the state, but we are still in need of...

Bring Biodiversity and Its Benefits to Your Garden!

By Maddie Mann, AmeriCorps Communications and Education Associate The word biodiversity gets thrown around a lot. We have heard time and time again how biodiversity...

Happy Retirement to Lynn Killian!

We wish a happy retirement to our development director, Lynn Killian! Looking back, we celebrate how Lynn worked with all of you to create a stronger base of support for Conserving Carolina.

Double Your Donation on Giving Tuesday!

On Giving Tuesday, your donation will be doubled! Help us meet a one-day challenge gift that will match donations up to $10,000.

Look it! Look it! It’s Freakin’ Bats! We Love Halloween

By Lia Waldrum, AmeriCorps Habitat Restoration Associate Happy Halloween everyone! And in honor of spooky season and bat lovers everywhere, happy International Bat Week! Bats...

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...

Piles of Stuff Make for Great Backyard Habitats!

Rockeries, Stumperies, Leaves, and Brush Piles Enhance Your Backyard Habitat From putting down the leaf blower to making piles of rocks, there are so many...