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Youngs Mountain Trail Opens

A new hiking trail just opened at Youngs Mountain, offering spectacular views of Lake Lure, Rumbling Bald, Weed Patch Mountain, and the lower Hickory Nut Gorge.

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)

Have you seen Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)? by Andrew Hoffman is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Conserving Carolina and botanist/ecologist David Campbell need your help...

Spring Photo Contest Celebrates Habitat at Home

In Conserving Carolina’s 2021 Habitat at Home Photo Contest, you can share your projects to improve wildlife habitat and the wild things that you see at your place.

Great News on Floodplain Restorations

Great news! Muskie are spawning at Mud Creek. And we purchased another potential restoration site just upstream at Kings Bridge. Read all about it in the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

Have you seen…or heard…the Red-headed Woodpecker? It’s this month’s community science challenge.

Carbon Storage and Conservation: Some Facts and Figures

We have some interesting climate info to share about our conserved lands, compiled by Evan Parker, our Programs Coordinator. Keep reading if you’re interested in...

Polk County’s Most Wanted – Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbelius)

Have you seen…or heard…the Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbelius)? by seabamirum is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Conserving Carolina and botanist/ecologist David Campbell need your...

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.