Land Purchased to Expand Bracken Mountain Preserve

We just purchased 34 acres of land to expand Bracken Mountain Preserve! The goal is to build more moderate hiking and biking trails that will be inviting to people of all ages and skill levels.

Comporium Donates $50,000 to the Ecusta Trail

The Ecusta Trail fundraising campaign got a big boost on Tuesday, when Comporium presented a $50,000 donation to Conserving Carolina to go toward trail construction....

Expand Bracken Preserve!

Bracken Preserve is a local treasure that links the City of Brevard with Pisgah National Forest—and now we have the opportunity to expand it and make it better!

Support the Native Plants Right to Work Act

A dense planting of native perennial plants does more than just look great. Photo by Torry Nergart. In the place where good ideas go to...

Monarchs and Milkweed are a gateway to learning about other host plants

Tired of hearing about how to help the imperiled monarch butterfly yet? Yeah, me neither. We have a long way to go to restore the...

The Blueway Plan for the French Broad River

You may have heard of greenways before, but have you heard of a blueway? Similar to a greenway, a blueway focuses on protecting a natural...

Give Native Problem-Solver Giant River Cane A Chance

Let’s meet a plant that offers many natural solutions to some of our un-naturally made problems: the Giant River Cane (Arundinaria gigantea). It’s one...

19-Mile Ecusta Trail Corridor Under Contract

Big news! We are under contract on the 19-mile Ecusta Trail corridor. This proposed rail trail would link Hendersonville and Brevard, bringing major benefits for the local economy, health, and outdoor recreation.

They Wanted the Children to Know

The families that integrated Brevard schools “wanted the children to know that they were somebody.” The African-American Storyline project keeps their stories alive.