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Polk County’s Most Wanted – Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina)

Have you seen the Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina)? Conserving Carolina and botanist/ecologist David Campbell need your help in locating this month’s “Polk County’s Most Wanted—Animal,” one...

Restoring Life Along the River

Can we bring back something that we’ve lost – the kind of natural floodlplain that supports abundant life? A series of restoration projects along the French Broad River are doing exactly that.

Front Page News: A Natural Floodplain Returns

Check out this front page story from the Asheville Citizen-Times about the natural floodplain restoration you made happen at the Mouth of Mud Creek on the French Broad River.

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Black Witch moth

Have you seen the Black Witch moth? Have you seen a massive, bat-shaped, and dark-colored moth? Conserving Carolina and botanist/ecologist David Campbell need your help...

A Wild Space for Our Young Family

Grass is not the enemy, but at my house, it wasn’t doing anybody any favors. My name is Pat Barcas, I’ll be serving with Americorps...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Smooth Blue Aster

Have you seen Smooth Blue Aster? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – American Golden-Plover

Have you seen American Golden-Plover? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving Carolina...

Saving Our Rare and Beautiful Mountain Bogs

A Southern Appalachian Purple Pitcher Plant waits for prey to fall into its pitcher among the Sphagnum Moss. Mountain bogs contain some of the rarest...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Ragged Fringed Orchid

Have you seen Ragged Fringed Orchid? In a joint effort to expand the knowledge and understanding of the flora and fauna of Polk County, Conserving...