Woods and Water

Discover a newly protected woodland along the Little River with oxbox pools and rare green salamanders.

Restoring the French Broad River: A Story Map

See the big picture of how the restoration projects you support are making a difference for the French Broad River. Check out this interactive storymap to see muskie sloughs, restored wetlands, riverside habitat, and much more.

Two Mountain Bog Properties Protected

Two newly protected mountain bog properties, in Henderson and Transylvania, could be added to the Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge.

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.

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...

New Life in the Cemetery

An ambitious restoration at this conservation burial ground includes bringing back a wetland that may have been buried for a century. New life started appearing right away.

What the River Wants

Gigantic muskellunge—or muskie—have long made their home in the French Broad River. They’re a favorite of anglers. But today’s French Broad is a challenging habitat for muskie. An ambitious floodplain restoration could help bring them back.

More than One Century

John Humphrey is 102 years old and his trees are about the same age. While that’s a long lifespan for a person, it’s still young for a tree. John, a conservation trailblazer, looks out at his forests and imagines the trees growing to be 500.

Mountain Bog in Flat Rock Protected

Conserving Carolina helped restore this now vibrant section of the bog. We have helped protect this bog on three connected properties. Once, the French Broad...